| Acronym | Meaning |
| BERG | Building Effects Review Group |
| AGCI | Aspen Global Change Institute |
| EDF | Environmental Defense Fund |
| ALS | Autonomous Listening Station |
| CCAP | Crustacean Cardioactive Peptide |
| MSA | Multivariate Statistical Analysis |
| ICSH | Interstitial Cell-stimulating Hormone |
| VHMS | Volcanic-hosted Massive Sulfide |
| IINS | Incoherent Inelastic Neutron Scattering |
| ACWM | Asbestos Containing Waste Material |