| Acronym | Meaning |
| NERAC | New England Research Applications Center |
| AFID | Alkali Flame Ionization Detector |
| VUV | Vacuum Ultraviolet |
| AFGL | Air Force Geophysics Laboratory |
| NLPS | Nonreactive |
| ODAS | Ocean Data Acquisition System |
| CWISE | Coated-wire Ion-selective Electrode |
| SADT | Self Accelerating Decomposition Temperature |
| MGE | Mobile Genetic Element |
| SPFS | Surface Plasmon Fluorescence Spectroscopy |