| Acronym | Meaning |
| FEPCA | Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act |
| ILAS | Improved Limb Atmospheric Spectrometer |
| GISS | Goddard Institute For Space Studies |
| CEPM | Coupled Electron Pair Method |
| MPHF | Maximally Paired Hartree Fock |
| SIDAMS | Simultaneous Ion Detection In Atmospheric Mass Spectrometry |
| MQL | Method Quantitation Limit |
| CHEMFET | Chem. Modified Field Effect Transistor |
| WQS | Water Quality Standard |
| UPOT | Union Pacific Oxidation Test |