| Acronym | Meaning |
| PNP | Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase |
| MIP | Major Intrinsic Protein |
| ACME | Aquatic Cycling Of Mercury In The Everglades |
| CLP | Contract Laboratory Program |
| DVC-FISH | Direct Viable Count-fluorescent In Situ Hybridization |
| MGE | Mobile Genetic Element |
| HITC | 1,1',3,3,3',3'-hexamethylindotricarbocyanaine Iodide |
| ERIS | Electrostatic Reflex Ion Source |
| HIERD | Heavy Ion Elastic Recoil Detection |
| CCM2 | Community Climate Model Version 2 |