| Acronym | Meaning |
| HEPA | High-efficiency Particulate Air Filter |
| NLC | Next Linear Collider |
| APES | Atomic Plasma Emission Spectroscopy |
| SSMBE | Solid Source Molecular Beam Epitaxy |
| ASV | Anodic Stripping Voltammetry |
| SBA | Short Bed Adsorbers |
| EMIC | Environmental Mutagen Information Center Database (NLM) |
| BID | Buoyancy Induced Dispersion |
| HFET | Highway Fuel Economy Test |
| HEASARC | High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center |