| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABS | Alkylbenzene Sulfonates (anionic Surfactants) |
| PSCA | Periodic Small-cluster Approach (a Many-body Technique In Electronic-structure Calcns.) |
| ELARP | Experimental Lakes Area Reservoir Project |
| HSRC | Hazardous Substance Research Center |
| DIC | Dissolved Inorganic Carbon |
| CORMIX | Cornell Mixing Zone Model |
| BCKD | Branched-chain Alpha-ketoacid Dehydrogenase |
| ABES | Alliance For Balanced Environmental Solutions |
| HCA | Heterocyclic Amine |
| NGV | Natural Gas Vehicle |