| Acronym | Meaning |
| UHMWPE | Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene |
| MINTEQA2 | Metal Speciation Equilibrium For Surface And Ground Water |
| VPSEM | Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope |
| IEC | Inertial Electrostatic Confinement |
| GPT | Generalized Pseudopotential Theory |
| LCRS | Leachate Collection And Removal System |
| FSQ | Full-spectrum Quantitation |
| HPAEC | High-performance Anion-exchange Chromatography |
| PCR | Photo-Conductive Resonance |
| SPA | Separated Pair Approxn. (wave Function) |