| Acronym | Meaning |
| GLWQB | Great Lakes Water Quality Board |
| OB/OD | Open Burn/open Detonation |
| CNDO/FK | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/ Fischer-Kollmar |
| SVCA | Soil Vapor Contaminant Assessment |
| NBII | National Biological Information And Infrastructure |
| AIST | Agency Of Industrial Science And Technology (Japan) |
| CME | Crucible Melt Extraction |
| LPMA | Laser-probe Microanalysis |
| WET | Waste Extraction Test |
| MIP | Magnetic Induced Polarization (for Subsurface Characterization) |