| Acronym | Meaning |
| EETU | Environmental Education And Training Unit |
| VASS | Variable Angle Sampling Spinning |
| TCSCF | Two-configuration Self-consistent Field Procedure |
| LDTOF | Laser-Desorption Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometry |
| CFO | Crystal Field Orbital |
| IGA | Inert-gas Atomization |
| AMANDA | Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array |
| BLISS | Balloon-borne Laser In Situ Sensor |
| UNEP | United Nations Environmental Program |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid |