| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCEH | National Center For Environmental Health |
| PAX | Photoemission Of Adsorbed Xenon |
| APM | Atom Probe Microanalysis |
| MOFT | Minimum Oil Film Thickness |
| MOGA | Michigan Oil And Gas Association |
| DPT | Direct Perturbation Theory |
| EAS | Exposure Assessments |
| CBEC | Concentration-based Exemption Criteria |
| TOF | Time Of Flight |
| LOES | Laser Optical Emission Spectroscopy |