| Acronym | Meaning |
| USPIO | Ultrasmall Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide |
| LIBD | Laser-induced Breakdown Detection |
| IPIECA | International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association |
| FPEIS | Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement |
| VACSY | Variable-angle Correlation Spectroscopy |
| CNDO/IP | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/ionization Potential |
| AERL | Air And Energy Engineering Research Laboratory |
| EEF GTO | Electric Field Gradient Gaussian-type Orbital |
| OHER | Office Of Health And Environmental Research (US Dept. Of Energy) |
| IMSS | International Mass Spectrometry Society |