| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHAMP | Community Health Air Monitoring Program |
| DSP | Densified With Small Particles |
| GIMS | Grazing Incidence Moessbauer Spectroscopy |
| PELAN | Pulsed Elemental Analysis With Neutrons |
| RAC | Reference Air Concentration (USEPA) |
| AAPM | American Association Of Physicists In Medicine |
| PACIMS | Passive Chem. Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| SSUSI | Special Sensor UV Spectrographic Imager |
| MDH | Malate Dehydrogenase |
| ELSA | Emergency Level Scale Assessment |