| Acronym | Meaning |
| FIRST | Field-portable Imaging Radiometric Spectrometer Technology |
| SSC | Standard Saline Citrate |
| PFLT | Paint Filter Liquids Test |
| CSGT | Continuous Set Of Gauge Transformations |
| ESM | Exponential-series Method |
| ECIST | Estimated Chronic In Stream Toxicity |
| POES | Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites |
| LOES | Laser Optical Emission Spectroscopy |
| TGSCC | Transgranular Stress-corrosion Cracking |
| DXRD | Dynamic X-ray Diffraction |