| Acronym | Meaning |
| NEWS | National Surface Water Survey (USEPA) |
| ECGF | Endothelial Cell Growth Factor |
| IS | Ionization Spectroscopy |
| CAPS | 3-(cyclohexylamino)-1-propanesulfonic Acid |
| FAB | Fast Atom Bombardment (mass Spectrometry) |
| NETAC | National Environmental Technol. Applications Corporation |
| CGCC | Coal Gasification/combined Cycle |
| PPE | Porcine Pancreatic Elastase |
| POSCO | Pohang Steel Company |
| SPPD | Spin Polarized Photoelectron Diffraction |