| Acronym | Meaning |
| MWI | Medical Waste Incinerator(s) |
| PCF | Pair Correlation Function |
| CARD | Contract Laboratory Program Analytical Results Database |
| LOICZ | Land-Ocean Interactions In The Coastal Zone |
| PGP | Previous Glacial Period (glacial Maximum Of O18 Stage 6; Predates The LGM) |
| CEDI | Continuous Electrodeionization |
| IIRF | Intergalactic IR Radiation Field |
| ECE | Electrical Conductivity Of Saturation Extract (soils) |
| LAW | Low-activity Waste |
| NIRIM | National Institute For Research In Inorganic Materials |