| Acronym | Meaning |
| SBR | Styrene Butadiene Rubber |
| QBO | Quasi-biennial Oscillation (atm.) |
| CEC | Cation Exchange Capacity |
| IBICC | Ion Beam Induced Charge Collection |
| OPM | Optimized Potential Model |
| COD | Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| WOHL | Wisconsin Occupational Health Laboratory |
| FICVS | Flow-injection Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry |
| TAMS | Toxic Air Monitoring System (US EPA) |
| ONCV | Orthonormality Constrained Variation (quantum Method) |