| Acronym | Meaning |
| NTA | Nitrilotriacetic Acid |
| LITD | Lased Induced Thermal Desorption |
| PYMS | Pyrolysis Mass Spectrometry |
| OMTP | Overlap-multipole-expansion Procedure |
| CDW | Continuum Distorted Wave |
| ALI | Acute Lung Injury |
| KHP | Potassium Hydrogen Phthalate |
| DMA | Distributed Multipole Analysis |
| HAF | Halogen Acid Furnaces (for Burning Halogenated Wastes |
| MSS | Monosulfide Solid Solution |