| Acronym | Meaning |
| SALI | Secondary Atom Laser Ionization |
| CSCT | US EPA Consortium For Site Characterization Technology |
| EELS | Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| XRD | X-ray Diffraction Analysis |
| CC | Coupled-cluster (quantum Calcn. Method) |
| PF | Polar Front |
| PPP | Positron Polarization Potential |
| ACIMS | Active Chemical Ionization Mass Spectroscopy |
| SPOS | Solid Phase Organic Synthesis |
| LSM | Loop Sampling Mode |