| Acronym | Meaning |
| GIXA | Glancing-incidence X-ray Analysis |
| NDSL | Non-Domestic Substances List |
| BOSS | Brigham Young University Organic Sampling System |
| WQMSGL | Water Quality Modeling System For The Great Lakes |
| ATCM | Air Toxics Control Measure |
| PDB | Peedee Belemnite |
| HSS | High-speed Steel |
| ABS | Alkylbenzene Sulfonates (anionic Surfactants) |
| CDF | Chlorinated Dibenzofuran |
| NTDB | National Trade Databank |