| Acronym | Meaning |
| TSP | Total Suspended Particles |
| CRSS | Critical Resolved Shear Stress |
| POAV | Pi Orbital Axis Vector Analysis (electronic-structure Model) |
| CEPS | Chemically Enhanced Primary Sedimentation |
| LCI-CNDO | Limited Configuration Interaction-complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap |
| BMP | Best Management Practices |
| REMCO | ISO Council Committee On Reference Materials |
| USATHAMA | US Army Toxic And Hazardous Materials Agency |
| DTAB | Dodecyltrimethylammonium Bromide |
| BOSS | Bistable Optically Controlled Semiconductor Switch |