| Acronym | Meaning |
| VPD | Vapor Phase Decomposition |
| LTPL | Low Temperature Photoluminescence |
| CAIS | Calcium-aluminum-rich Inclusions |
| BLISS | Balloon-borne Laser In Situ Sensor |
| MZDO | Modified Zero Differential Overlap |
| VNTR | Variable No. Of Tandem Repeat |
| NWRI | National Water Research Institute (Burlington |
| BEWS | Biological Early Warning Systems |
| IAS | In-situ Air Sparging |
| FOA | Frozen Orbital Approximation |