| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCBA | Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus |
| RH | Relative Humidity |
| BRAHMS | Broad RAnge Hadron Magnetic Spectrometers |
| PGS | Phosphosilicate Glass |
| PESOS | Perkin-Elmer Solvent Optimization System |
| ARGOS | Advanced Research And Global Observation Satellite |
| MS/MS | Multistage Mass Spectrometry |
| FGGE | First GARP Global Experiment |
| WNV | West Nile Virus |
| F/M | Food To Microorganism Ratio |