| Acronym | Meaning |
| CVD | Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| RAN | Residual Acrylonitrile |
| TIC | Total Inorganic Carbon |
| AAAS | American Association For The Advancement Of Science |
| DFM | Dark Field Microscopy |
| NQR | Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance |
| FANES | Furnace Atomization Non-thermal Emission Spectrometry |
| TDP | Total Dissolved Phosphorus |
| WATCH | Working Group On Assessment Of Toxic Chemicals |
| FOLCI | Fiber Optic Low-coherence Interferometry |