| Acronym | Meaning |
| NSS | National Stream Survey (USA) |
| AEHA | Army Environmental Hygiene Agency |
| ALICE | Acid-labile Isotope-coded Extractants |
| CV | Calibrated Volume |
| TNFSF | Tumor-necrosis Factor Superfamily |
| EAA | Excitatory Amino Acid |
| LVSEM | Low Voltage Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| EDEC | Equal Distances Equal Charges Model |
| CLP | Cecal Ligation And Puncture |
| NIESST | Nuclear Decay-induced Excited-spin-state Trapping |