| Acronym | Meaning |
| MEPC | Marine Environment Protection Committee |
| EAA | Environmental Assessment Association |
| PIUG | Patent Information Users Group |
| AES | Atomic Emission Spectroscopy |
| CLS | Core Level Spectroscopy |
| NPCVD | Normal Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| ANITA | Ammonia And Nitrification Analyzer |
| AFA | Abstract Factor Anal. (statistics) |
| NES | Neurobehavioral Evaluation System |
| HRMAS | High-resolution Magic-angle Spinning |