| Acronym | Meaning |
| NLM | Nonlinear Mapping |
| CEA | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis |
| IGCP | International Geological Correlation Program |
| POSCO | Pohang Steel Company |
| WPCR | Water Pollution Control Research (US EPA) |
| VFB | Flat-band Voltage |
| CRWQCB | California Regional Water Quality Control Board |
| ZPL | Zero-phonon Line |
| TRXF | Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence |
| ANT | Adenine Nucleotide Translocator |