| Acronym | Meaning |
| CDIAC | Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
| VGF | Vertical Gradient Freeze |
| ROVP | Reactance Operator Variational Principle |
| RT-PCR | Reverse Transcription-polymerase Chain Reaction |
| UVPS | Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| MCPN | Matrix Coherent Potential Approximation |
| PTA | Plasma Transferred Arc |
| OSW | US Office Of Saline Water |
| VOA | Volatile Organic Analysis |
| MFS | Molecular Fluorescence Spectroscopy |