| Acronym | Meaning |
| STS | Scanning Tunnelling Spectroscopy |
| WAMMAS | Waste Minimization Management Advisory System |
| NSE | Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation |
| GREAT-ER | Geog.-referenced Regional Exposure Assessment Tools For European Rivers |
| SCRI | Steel Can Recycling Institute |
| BGS | Below Ground Surface |
| DRIPSS | Drinking Water Information Processing Support System |
| IPPA | Independent Pair-potential Approximation |
| RCT | Reference Control Technology |
| TNN-TB | Third Neighbor Nonorthogonal (basis) Tight Binding |