| Acronym | Meaning |
| SST | Sea Surface Temperature |
| AS | Air Stripping |
| NAPRI | North American Pollutant Release Inventory |
| REOM | Reduced Equations Of Motion (method In Mol.-scattering Calcns.) |
| ADAS | Angular-dependent Auger Spectroscopy |
| LAXS | Large-angle X-ray Scattering |
| TRMM | Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
| NIEHS | National Institute Of Environmental Health Science |
| IRS | Internal Reflection Spectroscopy |
| HEV | Hybrid Electric Vehicle |