| Acronym | Meaning |
| RBAO | Reaction-bonded Aluminum Oxide |
| CAASE | Computer Assisted Area Source Emissions |
| SPA | Scintillation-proximity Assay |
| SS | Sewage Sludge |
| PVFM | Poly(vinyl Formal) |
| CSRS | Coherent Stokes-Raman Spectroscopy |
| GEOSECS | Geochemical Ocean Sections |
| RACER | Research On Antarctic Coastal Ecosystem Rates |
| LDC | Less Developed Countries |
| GAW | Global Atmospheric Watch |