| Acronym | Meaning |
| RRT | Regional Response Team |
| PMEL | Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory |
| EDXR | Energy Dispersive X-ray Reflectometry |
| PO-DVR | Potential Optimized-discrete Variable Representation |
| IEM | Independent Electron Model (for Ionization In Ion-atom Collisions) |
| LADD | Lifetime Average Daily Dose |
| USBM | US Bureau Of Mines |
| BOFS | Biogeochemical Ocean Flux Study (UK) |
| DAS | Direct Absorption Spectroscopy |
| AIMB | Analogy And Intelligence In Model Building |