| Acronym | Meaning |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| CNG | Compressed Natural Gas |
| TCOD | Total Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| CAEAL | Canadian Association For Environmental Analytical Laboratories |
| RDS | Raman Difference Spectroscopy |
| LHEA | Laboratory For High Energy Astrophysics |
| GHRH | Growth Hormone-releasing Hormone |
| MIM | Multipole-induced-multipole Model |
| BLV | Bovine Leukemia Virus |
| RCT | Reference Control Technology |