| Acronym | Meaning |
| LRO | Long Range Order |
| SETOC | International Sediment Exchange For Tests On Organic Contaminants |
| RCF | Refractory Ceramic Fibers |
| SCOTCH | Spin Coherence Transfer In Chemical Reactions |
| IAT | Island Arc Tholeiite |
| EPS | Expanded Polystyrene |
| TTO | Transient Tracers In The Ocean |
| FFTF | Fast Flux Test Facility |
| VSS | Volatile Suspended Solids |
| CEARC | Canadian Environmental Assessment Research Council |