| Acronym | Meaning |
| ELINCS | European List Of Notified Chemical Substances |
| ITFM | Intergovernmental Task Force On Monitoring |
| ASTRA | Alliance For Science And Technology Research In America |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey |
| CPAP | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
| PAES | Positron-induced Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| OUST | Office Of Underground Storage Tanks |
| BLIP | Background-limited Infrared Photodetector |
| CSVC | Computer System Validation Committee |
| EPHMRA | European Pharmaceutical Market Research Association |