| Acronym | Meaning |
| VPEAD | Valence Photoelectron Angular Distribution |
| TTSS | Type III Secretion System |
| PLY | Photoluminescence Yield |
| ERAQS | Eastern Regional Air Quality Study |
| AOAC | Association Of Official Analytical Chemists |
| AASD | Anaerobic Activated Sludge Digestion |
| ODAS | Ocean Data Acquisition System |
| GDAAS | Glow Discharge Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| LTPS | Low Temperature Polysilicon |
| OWOW | Office Of Wetlands |