| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESES | Environmental Sampling Expert System |
| BID | Background Information Document |
| PTGS | Picosecond Transient Grating Spectroscopy |
| BSFC | Break Specific Fuel Consumption |
| PTA | Plasma Transferred Arc |
| STIM | Scanning Transmission Ion Microscopy |
| LCR | Ligase Chain Reaction |
| HRFS | High-resolution Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| FRS | Forced Rayleigh Scattering |
| DEHP | Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate |