| Acronym | Meaning |
| CEQA | California Environmental Quality Act |
| NCV | Nerve Conduction Velocity |
| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satellite |
| FOS | Fiber Optic Sensor |
| DDVP | Dimethyl Dichlorovinyl Phosphate (dichlorovos REG: 62737) |
| PLED | Polymer Light Emitting Diode |
| ARIES | Advanced Recovery And Integrated Extraction System |
| HDF | Human Diploid Fibroblast |
| SNAP | System For Nuclear Auxiliary Power |
| SSNTD | Solid-state Nuclear Track Detector |