| Acronym | Meaning |
| GIS | Geographical Information System |
| NBSB | National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank |
| APC | Air Pollution Control |
| ERT | Estrogen Replacement Therapy |
| MICSPOMS | Metal Island Coated Swelling Polymer Over Mirror System |
| AESA | Association Of Environmental Scientists And Administrators |
| CAR | Chemically Amplified Resist |
| PIB | Potential Induced Breathing (model In Electronic-structure Studies In Superconductors) |
| LOD | Loss On Drying |
| MASIF | Measurement And Analysis Of Surface Interaction Forces |