| Acronym | Meaning |
| MRAIRS | Multiple Reflection-absorption Infrared Spectroscopy |
| BOHS | British Occupational Hygiene Society |
| ASM | American Society For Metals |
| OB/OD | Open Burn/open Detonation |
| MCR | Multivariate Curve Resolution |
| IEF | Isoelectric Focusing |
| RITS | Radiatively Important Trace Species |
| CIPO | Canadian Intellectual Property Office |
| FEBD | Fluid Extraction Biological Degradation Process For Organic Wastes |
| ESE | Electron Spin Echo |