| Acronym | Meaning |
| PCD | Photoconductive Decay |
| DIBL | Drain Induced Barrier Lowering |
| I-TEF | International Toxicity Equvalency Factor |
| BXE | Bombardment-induced X-ray Emission |
| EBMUD | East Bay Municipal Utility District (Oakland |
| BMC | Bone Marrow Cell |
| MCM | Mesoporous Crystalline Material |
| TAFI | Thrombin Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor |
| CBIRF | US Marine Corps' Chem/Bio Incident Response Force |
| DHS | Department Of Health Services |