| Acronym | Meaning |
| HARMS | High Aspect Ratio Microstructure |
| GRID | Global Resources Information Database |
| TBM | Thyssen Blowing Metallurgy |
| DRS | Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy |
| ACRES | Australian Center For Remote Sensing |
| NMMAPS II | The National Morbidity |
| DPA | Dipicolinic Acid |
| EMTS | Environmental Monitoring Testing Site |
| ETIC | Environmental Teratology Information Center |
| ETI | Environmental Testing Industry |