| Acronym | Meaning |
| CERL | Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory |
| CBI | Compliance Biomonitoring Inspection |
| MCS | Media Cleanup Standard |
| PWSB | Plane-wave Second Born |
| ES | Electrospray [used Before MS For Mass Spectrometry] |
| LRCI | Low-rank Configuration Interaction |
| RLS | Resonance Light Scattering |
| OTLC | Open Tubular Liquid Chromatography |
| ANEP | Association Of Northwest Environmental Professionals |
| ELLSA | Enzyme Linked Ligand Sorbent Assay |