| Acronym | Meaning |
| USDI | US Department Of Interior |
| MBRSPT | Many-body Rayleigh-Schroedinger Perturbation Theory |
| ARCS | Assessment And Remediation Of Contaminated Sediments |
| APEO | Alkylphenol Ethoxylates |
| QMMM | Quantum Mechanics-molecular Mechanics ~ |
| NASC | North American Shale Composite |
| MPA | Medroxyprogesterone Acetate |
| MOV | Metal-Oxide Varistor |
| CHARM | Coupled Hydrosphere-Atmosphere Research Model |
| AEPS | Auger Electron Appearance Potential Spectroscopy |