| Acronym | Meaning |
| OARM | Office Of Administration And Resources Management (USEPA) |
| NEJAC | National Environmental Justice Advisory Council |
| BOM | Biodegradable Organic Matter |
| SMM | Single-molecule Magnet |
| EFOCS | Evanescent Fiber Optic Chemical Sensors |
| EHLS | Environmental Health Laboratory Sciences |
| PCGVB | Pairwise Correlated Generalized Valence Bond Method |
| MFO | Mixed-function Oxidase |
| OBE | Optical Bloch Equation |
| SIRTF | Space Infrared Telescope Facility |