| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAR | Proteinase-activated Receptor |
| SOPITA | South Pacific Isotopic And Thermal Anomaly |
| RI/FS | Remedial Investigation/feasibility Study (Superfund) |
| CEMS | Conversion Electron Moessbauer Spectroscopy |
| PARS | Photoacoustic Raman Spectroscopy |
| NBSR | Neutron Beam Split-core Reactor |
| EMSA | Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay |
| ICP-ROA | Incident Circular Polarization Raman Optical Activity |
| SOPPA | Second-order Polarization Propagator Approxn. |
| SPICE | Simulation Program With Integral Circuit Emphasis |