| Acronym | Meaning |
| NTIMS | Negative Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| EPR | Electrochem. Potentiodynamic Reactivation |
| RIS | Radiation-induced Segregation |
| SAR | Simulated Acidic Rain |
| SIV | Simian Immunodeficiency Virus |
| TEAM | Testing Electromagnetic Analysis Methods |
| WSF | Water Soluble Fraction |
| IDAF | Interacting Distributed Approximating Function (propagator |
| GRID | Global Resources Information Database |
| EIR | Environmental Impact Report |