| Acronym | Meaning |
| USATHAMA | US Army Toxic And Hazardous Materials Agency |
| NMJ | Neuromuscular Junction |
| POC | Particulate Organic Carbon |
| HARA | Hazard Assessment By Risk Analysis |
| GLORIA | Gold-labeled, Optically Read, Rapid Immunoassay |
| DHA | Docosahexaenoic Acid |
| PRFT | Partially Relaxed Fourier Transform |
| EBT | Eccentric Bottom Tapping |
| BID | Buoyancy Induced Dispersion |
| STOIIP | Stock Tank Oil Initially In Place |