| Acronym | Meaning |
| NASQAN | National Stream Quality Accounting Network |
| HSRC | Hazardous Substance Research Center |
| IWEM | Institution Of Water And Environmental Management |
| NESC | National Environmental Supercomputing Center |
| FIM | Field-Ion Microscopy |
| CS INDO | Conformation Spectra INDO |
| GITXRF | Glancing Incidence And Takeoff X-ray Fluorescence |
| NTS | Nevada Test Site |
| HWGTF | Hazardous Waste Groundwater Task Force |
| SCS | Soil Conservation Service |