| Acronym | Meaning |
| SRM | Standard Reference Material |
| AEHS | Association For The Environmental Health Of Soils |
| CLP | Contract Laboratory Protocols (EPA) |
| TPAD | Temperature Programmed Ammonia Desorption |
| ZBLANP | Zirconium Barium Lanthanum Aluminum Sodium Lead Fluoride |
| AEA-MO | All-electron Approxn.-mol. Orbital |
| SSCAD | Spherical Self-consistent Atomic Deformation |
| POL-CI | Polarization Configuration Interaction |
| XD | Exothermic Dispersion |
| DIPPR | Design Institute For Physical Property Data |