| Acronym | Meaning |
| NETA | National Environmental Training Association |
| AMWA | American Metropolitan Water Association |
| BCGA | British Compressed Gases Association |
| OPIM | Other Potential Infectious Material |
| CFM | Chemical Force Microscopy |
| TPEPICO | Threshold Photoelectron-photoion Coincidence |
| RT-PCR | Reverse Transcription-polymerase Chain Reaction |
| BCRNM | Bending Corrected Rotating Nonlinear Model |
| PRA | Plasma Renin Activity |
| HTMR | High Temperature Metal Recovery |