| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCF | Single Crystal Fiber |
| ASTDR | Agency For Toxic Substances And Disease Registry |
| CIWEM | Chartered Institution Of Water And Environmental Management |
| ABWR | Advanced Boiling Water Reactor |
| ELS | Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| SFA | Saturated Fatty Acid |
| CARD | Contract Laboratory Program Analytical Results Database |
| HDD | Halogenated Dibenzodioxin(s) |
| PHEMT | Pseudomorphic High Electron Mobility Transistor |
| DMS | Dynamic Mechanical Spectroscopy |