| Acronym | Meaning |
| RPD | Retarding Potential Difference |
| LCA | Life Cycle Assessment |
| PIC | Products Of Incomplete Combustion |
| 4WM | Four Wave Mixing |
| ASQC | American Society For Quality Control |
| FIBOS | Focused Ion Beam Optical Spectroscopy |
| LEELS | Low Energy Electron Loss Spectroscopy |
| RSF | Relative Sensitivity Factor |
| BBIC | Bioluminescent Bioreporter Integrated Circuits |
| NREP | National Registry Of Environmental Professionals |