| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIGER | American Industry Government Emissions Research Consortium |
| OOS | Optical-oscillator Strength |
| BOA | Born-Oppenheimer Approxn. |
| PGO | Phantom Group Orbital |
| PIAD | Plasma-ion Assisted Deposition |
| NSS | National Stream Survey (USA) |
| SWAP | Solid Waste Assistance Program |
| FSCT | Federation Of Societies For Coatings Technology |
| SCCF | Self-consistent Continued Fraction |
| NOES | National Occupational Exposures Survey |