| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIDA | Cometary Impact Dust Analyzer |
| PPIC | Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse |
| QD-MBPT | Quasi-degenerate Many-body Perturbation Theory |
| CDS/ISIS | CDS/Integrated Set Of Information System |
| APOMA | American Precision Optics Manufacturers Association |
| AWRA | American Water Resources Association |
| UAPS | Utility Acid Precipitation Study |
| OCT | Optical Coherence Tomography |
| EMA | Ethylene Methyl Acrylate |
| VAM | Valid Analytical Measurement |