| Acronym | Meaning |
| GLWQB | Great Lakes Water Quality Board |
| DCP | Dual Circular Polarization |
| SEGH | Society For Environmental Geochemistry And Health |
| ICTP | Telopeptide Of Type-I Collagen |
| OSTI | Office Of Scientific And Technical Information |
| PPGA | Plastic Pin Grid Array [electronic Package] |
| LMREE | Light-medium Rare Earth Element(s) |
| GLO | Gaussian Lobe Orbital |
| MLVSS | Mixed Liquor Volatile Suspended Solids |
| MITE | Miniature Inverted-repeat Transposable Element |