| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECRIS | Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Source |
| POGO | Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory |
| CSN-ICP | Conductive Solids Nebulizer-inductively Coupled Plasma |
| RAN | Residual Acrylonitrile |
| MOPA | Master Oscillator Power Amplifier |
| FEMP | Free Of Empirical Parameters (e.g. |
| LOIS | Loss Of Interim Status |
| WWSCOT | Whisker Wall Support Coated Open Tubular Column |
| AWT | Advanced Wastewater Treatment |
| XAS | X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy |