| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPU | Segmented Polyurethane |
| ATEM | Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| AOP | Advanced Oxidation Processes (hydroxyl Generation) |
| EMPACT | Environmental Monitoring For Public Access And Community Tracking |
| NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Service (of NOAA) |
| ODLRO | Off-diagonal Long-range Order |
| QEEC | Quasimol. Extended Elementary Cell (for Electronic Structure Calcns. Of Crystals) |
| OMNIS | Observatory For Multiflavor Neutrinos From Supernovae |
| QCDL | Quenched Cavity Dye Laser |
| RPAE | Random Phase Approximation With Exchange |