| Acronym | Meaning |
| RD/RA | Remedial Design/Remedial Action |
| BHA | Butylated Hydroxyanisole |
| WNV | West Nile Virus |
| CGIAR | Consultative Group On International Agricultural Research |
| IPWO | Interface Plane Wave Orbitals |
| WMAP | Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe |
| IWSA | International Water Supply Association |
| SODART | Soviet Danish Roentgen Telescope |
| CUM | Cumulative Effects |
| APEGM | Alkaline Polyethylene Glycolate Monomethyl Ether |