| Acronym | Meaning |
| WERC | Waste-management Education & Research Consortium |
| SMG | Submandibular Gland |
| HASL | Hypothetical Active Site Lattice |
| AMORS | Atomic Magnetooptic Resonance Spectroscopy |
| CZMA | Coastal Zone Management Act |
| CBP | Combustion By-Product (from Incineration) |
| BOFS | Biogeochemical Ocean Flux Study (UK) |
| DGT | Diffusive Gradients In Thin Films |
| NPA | Natural Population Analysis (for Electron Configuration Of Mols.) |
| AEM | Auger Electron Microscopy |