| Acronym | Meaning |
| NACCHO | National Association Of County And City Health Officials |
| FTICR | Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance |
| YAG | Yttrium Aluminum Garnet |
| EIP | Electric Induced Polarization (for Subsurface Characterization) |
| IEL | Independent Electron (model In Ion-impact Ionization Calcns.) |
| HIWIP | Homojunction Interfacial Work-function Internal Photoemission |
| BHK | Baby Hamster Kidney |
| RD/RA | Remedial Design/Remedial Action |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical Systems |
| LERPC | Ligand-exchange Reagent Performance Check |