| Acronym | Meaning |
| LIDAR | Laser Intensity Direction And Ranging |
| DSPEC | Dye-sensitized Photoelectrochemical |
| ERIN | Environmental Resources Information Network |
| WIPP | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (for Nuclear Wastes) |
| NAPL | Nonaqueous Phase Liquid |
| VMD | Vacuum Membrane Distillation |
| LRS | Laser Resonant Shadowgraphy |
| VSIP | Valence State Ionization Potential |
| SNF | Spent Nuclear Fuel |
| AFA | Abstract Factor Anal. (statistics) |