| Acronym | Meaning |
| FWHP | Full Width At Half Peak |
| ALK | Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase |
| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satellite |
| WERL | Water Engineering Research Laboratory |
| SFS | Saybolt Furol Seconds |
| BS | Backscattering Spectroscopy |
| IEH | Intermediate Effective Hamiltonian |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| ESD | Environmental Services Division (US EPA) |
| TEA | Thermal Energy Analyzer |