| Acronym | Meaning |
| TREF | Temperature Rising Elution Fractionation |
| SERDS | Shifted Excitation Raman Difference Spectroscopy |
| FTD | Frontotemporal Dementia |
| FEBIAD | Forced Electron Beam Induced Arc Discharge |
| ACL | Alternative Concentration Limit |
| DIM | Dissolved Inorganic Matter |
| DQO | Data Quality Objectives |
| MFP | Mean Free Path |
| WTA | Wind Trajectory Analysis (for Airborne Particulate Samples) |
| ESD | Electrostatic Discharge |