| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFOSR | Air Force Office Of Scientific Research (USA) |
| LOC | Level Of Concern |
| GRAPE | Global Relationship Assessment To Protect The Environment |
| SLAP | Standard Light Antarctic Precipitation |
| HAD | Hollow Anode Discharge |
| EPSRC | (United Kingdom) Engineering And Phys. Sciences Research Council |
| SEIRA | Surface-enhanced Infrared Absorption |
| AMDQW | Asymmetric Modulation Doped Quantum Well |
| IGCI | Industrial Gas Cleaning Institute |
| CCL | Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List |