| Acronym | Meaning |
| RREL | Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory |
| ALSC | Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation |
| CLSM | Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy |
| CNDO/OPTIC | CI Method For Elec. Transition Moments Of The Optical Transition Of Large Mols. Based On CNDO/S Parametrization |
| MLEE | Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis |
| PTMT | Poly (tetramethylene Terephthalate) |
| PIII | Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation |
| FIAT | Field Information Agency Technical |
| RRR | Residual Resistivity Ratio |
| EDF | Environmental Defense Fund |