| Acronym | Meaning |
| CRM | Chemical Remanent Magnetization |
| CPEO | Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia |
| PQL | Practical Quantitation Levels (of Pollutants |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible-infrared Imaging Spectrometer |
| AMESA | Adsorption Method For Sampling Of Dioxins |
| PDF | Powder Diffraction File |
| AEES | Auger Electron Emission Spectroscopy |
| IATA | International Air Transport Association (Geneva |
| ALCHEMI | Atomic Location By Channeling Enhanced Microanalysis |