| Acronym | Meaning |
| PPB | Parts Per Billion |
| CCG | Continental Collision Granitoids |
| RVDT | Rotary Variable Differential Transformer |
| PARS | Photoacoustic Raman Spectroscopy |
| DRUM | Davis Rotating-drum Universal-size-cut Monitoring [cascade Impactor] Sampler |
| ACANTO | Activation Analysis For Toxicology |
| ALS | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| DONUT | Direct Observation Of The Nu Tau |
| TFELD | Thin Film Electroluminescent Device |
| EIMS | Environmental Information Management System |