| Acronym | Meaning |
| TRI | Toxic Release Inventory |
| EHMI | Environmental Hazards Management Institute |
| POTDR | Polarization Optical Time Domain Reflectometry |
| RBE | Relative Biological Effectiveness |
| BMV | Berthier-Millie-Veillard Method (semiempirical MO-SCF) |
| CW | Continuous Wave |
| COC | Contaminants Of Concern |
| SRGO | Straight Run Gas Oils |
| EHMO | Extended Hueckel Molecular Orbital |
| ITDHO | Improved Time-dependent Harmonic Oscillator |