| Acronym | Meaning |
| SKPM | Scanning Kelvin Probe Microscopy |
| CDI | Chronic Daily Intakes |
| SPE | Solid Phase Extraction |
| ENSO | El Nino Southern Oscillation |
| HTLA | Heat-treatable Low Alloy (steel) |
| PWHF | Plane-wave Hartree-Fock |
| CP | Chemical Pseudopotential |
| OPSE | Optically Pumped Stimulated Emission |
| MACT | Maximum Achievable Control Technology |
| NODC | National Oceanographic Data Center (Washington |