| Acronym | Meaning |
| EIR | Environmental Impact Report |
| MMR | Mismatch Repair |
| MAGE | Marine Aerosol And Gas Exchange Experiment |
| FLASH | Fast Low-angle Shot (NMR Imaging) |
| RMLC | Recommended Maximum Contaminant Level |
| IPOD | International Phase Of Ocean Drilling |
| TSCA | Toxic Substances Control Act |
| ALICE | Adiabatic Low-energy Injection And Confinement Experiment |
| EMAT | Effluent Microtox Acute Toxicity |
| CFB | Continental Flood Basalt |