| Acronym | Meaning |
| PRISM | Parameter-related Internal Standard Method |
| DOJ | U.S. Department Of Justice |
| AFMR | American Federation Of Medical Research |
| BMV | Berthier-Millie-Veillard Method (semiempirical MO-SCF) |
| KTPP | Potassium Tripolyphosphate |
| GFDL | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory |
| TEELS | Transmission Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| CCPA | Canadian Chemical Producers Association |
| WHOI | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |
| MARB | Methanotropic Air-tight Rotating Bioreactor |