| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALSC | Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation |
| OFW | Organic Free Water |
| CID | Configuration Interaction With Double Substitution |
| CEDIA | Cloned-enzyme Donor Immunoassay |
| SCA | Self-consistent Approximation |
| AEPECS | Auger Electron-photoelectron Coincidence Spectroscopy |
| ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| NEROS | Northeast Regional Oxidant Study |
| CERT | Const. Extension Rate Tensile |
| GIXRD | Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction |