| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALIAS | Aircraft Laser Infrared Absorption Spectrometer |
| CWRT | Center For Waste Reduction Technologies |
| TDRH | Time-dependent Rotated Hartree (theory) |
| SC-OFMSW | Separately-collected Organic Fraction Of Municipal Solid Waste |
| ASTER | Assessment Tools For The Evaluation Of Risk |
| ONR | Office Of Naval Research |
| EHP | Electron-hole Plasma |
| VCD | Vibrational Circular Dichroism |
| AI | Agpaitic Index [represents The (Na2O + K2O)/Al2O3 Ratio] |
| PSG | Phosphosilicate Glass |