| Acronym | Meaning |
| GE-EPMA | Grazing-exit Electron Probe Microanalysis |
| CAHF | Configuration-averaged Hartree-Fock |
| ACQM | Arrangement-channel Quantum Mechanics |
| NGO | Nongovernment Organization(s) |
| OWVP | Outgoing Wave Variational Principle |
| TCVA | Total Culturable Virus Assay |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |
| BSE | Backscattering Electrons |
| NWR | Normotensive Wistar Rat |
| RIR | Reference-intensity Ratio |