| Acronym | Meaning |
| AWJ | Abrasive Waterjet |
| DAB | Diaminobenzidine (usually 3,3') |
| BSAF | Biota-to-sediment Accumulation Factor |
| CAR | Computer Aided Retrieval |
| RCRIS | Resource Conservation And Recovery Information System |
| ATRA | All-trans-retinoic Acid |
| IMXA | Ion Microprobe X-ray Analysis |
| NMHC | Nonmethane Hydrocarbons |
| GPPS | General Purpose Polystyrene |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular Cell Adhesion Mol. 1 |