| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCCWRP | Southern California Coastal Water Research Project |
| IUCLID | International Uniform ChemicaL Information Database |
| ISCA | Ionization Spectroscopy For Chemical Analysis |
| SLG | Strictly Localized Geminal |
| EPEN | Empirical Potential (based On Interaction Of) Electrons (and) Nuclei |
| EDCS | Energy Distribution Curve Spectroscopy |
| EQPAC | Equatorial Pacific Study |
| FIGE | Field Inversion Gel Electrophoresis |
| AKDDQ | Aluminum Killed Deep Drawing Quality |
| FOSFA | Federation Of Oils |