| Acronym | Meaning |
| STORMS | Nevada Study And Tests Of The Release Of Mercury From Soils |
| AAM | Automated Auger Microprobe |
| BOFSUW | Biodegradable Organic Fraction Of Solid Urban Waste |
| ICRF | Imperial Cancer Research Fund |
| ESPRIT | European Strategic Programme For Research And Development In Information Technology |
| LOEL | Lowest-Observed-Effect Level |
| FAPES | Furnace Atomization Plasma Emission Spectrometry |
| MCS | Media Cleanup Standard |
| EVD | Electrochem. Vapor Deposition |
| PEELS | Parallel Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |