| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADCL | Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory |
| MIBK | Methyl Isobutyl Ketone |
| LEED | Low-energy Electron Diffraction |
| PLT | Lead Lanthanum Titanate |
| EMMC | Environmental Monitoring Management Council |
| DOBAMBC | P-(n-(decyloxybenzylidene)-p-amino-(2-methylbutyl) Cinnamate |
| RODTOX | Rapid Oxygen Demand And Toxicity Tester |
| PC-BOSS | Particle Concentrator-Brigham Young University Organic Sampling System |
| TDO | Truncated Diatomic Orbital (a MO) |
| IGC | International Geological Congress |