| Acronym | Meaning |
| ILAC | International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation |
| VLE | Vapor-liquid Equilibrium |
| DFS | Disease Free Survival |
| HWSFC | Hazardous Waste Superfund Collection |
| OHMS | Office Of Hazardous Materials Safety |
| MNDO-PM3 | Modified Neglect Of Diatomic Overlap-parametric Method |
| VAWI | Variable Wavelength Interferometry |
| GLERL | Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory |
| CSTEE | Scientific Committee On Toxicity |
| TVC | Total Viable Count |