| Acronym | Meaning |
| LIPAS | Laser Induced Photoacoustic Spectroscopy |
| FERMCO | Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corporation |
| WRITE | Waste Reduction Innovative Technology Evaluation (US EPA) |
| EBOM | Effective Bond-orbital Method |
| NODS | NASA Ocean Data System |
| PBDE | Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether |
| LTMED | Low Temperature Multi-effect Distillation |
| ALMBE | Atomic Layer Molecular-beam Epitaxy |
| BOT | Build-operate-transfer [an Agreement Or Contract] |
| PON | Particulate Organic Nitrogen |