| Acronym | Meaning |
| HRMS | High Resolution Mass Spectrometry |
| AET | Apparent Effects Thresholds |
| SCAQMD | South Coast Air Quality Management District |
| PCD | Polycrystalline Diamond |
| ACCP | Atlantic Climate Change Program (of NOAA |
| ECVAM | European Center For The Validation Of Alternative Methods |
| EXELFS | Extended Energy-loss Fine Structure |
| EET | Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acid |
| EMAS | Electron Microprobe Auger Spectroscopy |
| MIPMS | Microwave Induced Plasma Mass Spectrometry |