| Acronym | Meaning |
| VOST | Volatile Organic Sampling Train |
| CIMS | Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| DDRP | Direct Delayed Response Program (for Long Term Effects Of Acid Rain) |
| MDO | Max. Degree Of Order |
| ECG | Electrochemical Grinding |
| OPE | Ozone Production Efficiency |
| MZPFGE | Multiple-zone Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis |
| LOPT | Large-order Perturbation Theory |
| NEDS | National Emission Data System (USEPA) |
| SELDI | Surface-enhanced Laser Desorption Ionization Spectrometry |