| Acronym | Meaning |
| BO | Born Oppenheimer |
| MCS | Media Cleanup Standard |
| WQMP | Water Quality Management Plan |
| MEEKC | Microemulsion Electrokinetic Chromatography |
| GIT | Gastrointestinal Tract |
| MRS | Monitored Retrievable Storage (for Radioactive Wastes) |
| POEMS | Plasma Optical Emission Mass Spectrometer |
| ABS | Arc Bond Sputter |
| CDS | Compliance Data System (US EPA Air Database) |
| SRCD | Synchrotron Radiation Circular Dichroism |