| Acronym | Meaning |
| ND | Nitrification Denitrification |
| BOT | Build-operate-transfer [an Agreement Or Contract] |
| ANM | Asymmetric Nuclear Matter |
| EPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| SRU | Soil Remediation Unit |
| WSAP | Weighted Sensitivity Analysis Program |
| TUES | Tubingen Ultraviolet Echelle Spectrometer |
| IIRS | Ion Impact Radiation Spectroscopy |
| FNOC | Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center (USA Navy) |
| FLIP | FLICE-inhibitory Protein |