| Acronym | Meaning |
| GICS | Grants Information And Control System |
| SVOC | Semivolatile Organic Compounds |
| SAI | Simplified Ab Initio Method |
| AEPS | Auger Electron Appearance Potential Spectroscopy |
| CHARMM | Chemistry At HARvard Macromolecular Mechanics |
| STA | Science And Technology Agency (Japan) |
| AQL | Acceptable Quality Levels |
| BAQ | Building Air Quality |
| MCA | Middle Cerebral Artery |
| LMT | Liquid Membrane Transport |