| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHAP | Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel |
| TCC | Thermal Contact Cracking |
| CEM | Corrected Effective Medium (for Atomic Interactions) |
| USDW | Underground Source Drinking Water |
| NSCF | Non-self-consistent Field |
| MIC | Methyl Isocyanate |
| SPEM | Scanning Photoemission Microscopy |
| CNRF | Cold Neutron Research Facility |
| NAPCA | National Air Pollution Control Administration |
| CCR | Conventional Controlled Rolling |