| Acronym | Meaning |
| MISA | Municipal-Industrial Strategy For Abatement |
| CIRRUS-1A | Cryogenic IR Radiance Instrumentation For Shuttle |
| TRS | Transverse Rupture Strength |
| HFSLM | Hollow-fiber Supported Liquid Membrane |
| OA | Office Of The Administrator |
| PCDE | Polychlorinated Diphenyl Ethers |
| OPACA | Organotin Paint Control Act Of 1988 (US) |
| RTG | Radioisotope Thermoelec. Generators |
| DXA | Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry |
| STD | Safely Tolerated Dose |