| Acronym | Meaning |
| EMPACT | Environmental Monitoring For Public Access And Community Tracking |
| WWTP | Wastewater Treatment Plant Or Process |
| RIDIRS | Resonant In-dip IR Spectroscopy |
| TSEE | Thermally Stimulated Exoelectron Emission |
| PSL | Photostimulated Luminescence |
| SOCI | Society Of Chemical Industry |
| GOOMEX | The Gulf Of Mexico Offshore Operations Monitoring Expt. |
| PPKTP | Periodically Poled KTiOPO4 |
| BOA | Benzyl Octyl Adipate |
| SWEPP | Stored Waste Examination Pilot Plant |