| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICRMS | International Chemical Regulatory Monitoring System |
| NLLS | Nonlinear Least Squares |
| MIRO | Mineral Industry Research Organization (UK) |
| GTSSP | Global Temperature And Salinity Pilot Program |
| DPP | Differential-pulse Polarography |
| MWP | Mixed Waste Paper |
| TAMS | Toxic Air Monitoring System (US EPA) |
| NPC | Niemann-Pick Type C Disease |
| TCM | Tunneling Current Microscopy |
| TBA | True Bicarbonate Activity |