| Acronym | Meaning |
| CRAM | Caisse Regionale D'Assurance Maladie |
| FAPES | Furnace Atomization Plasma Emission Spectrometry |
| NPTOC | Nonpurgeable Total Organic Carbon |
| SAES | State Agricultural Experiment Stations |
| ROSS | River Oil Spill Simulation |
| TQM | Total Quality Management |
| SDRS | Surface Differential Reflectance Spectroscopy |
| DCEN | Direct Current Electrode Negative |
| DAM | Diallyl Maleate |
| TESSA | Total Exhaust Solvent Scrubbing Apparatus |