| Acronym | Meaning |
| IHO | International Hydrographic Association |
| AFCOP | Active Filler-controlled Pyrolysis |
| G2 | Gaussian-two (an Ab Initio Mo Theory For Mol. Energies Calcn.) |
| AES | Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| IDOE | International Decade Of Ocean Exploration |
| IIXS | Ion Induced X-ray Spectroscopy |
| HGCU | Hot-gas Particulate Cleanup |
| DSCF | Direct Self-consistent Field |
| DC | Blood-air Distribution Coefficient |
| TPR | Temperature-programmed Reduction |