| Acronym | Meaning |
| WPCR | Water Pollution Control Research (US EPA) |
| IMG | Interferometric Monitor For Greenhouse Gases |
| NICE-OHMS | Noise-immune Cavity-enhanced Optical Heterodyne Molecular Spectroscopy |
| FELIX | Free Electron Laser For Infrared Experiments |
| SHM | Stockholm Humic Model |
| CATA | Computer-aided Thermal Anal. |
| IASAP | International Arctic Seas Assessment Project |
| IDEAL | International Digital Electronic Access Library |
| AAIP | American Association Of Investigative Pathologists |
| SICP | Sealed Inductively Coupled Plasma |