| Acronym | Meaning |
| KADP | Kentucky Acid Deposition Program |
| LRTI | Lower Respiratory Tract Infection |
| UIHRS | Upflow Inclined High-rate Settlers |
| MRL | Method Reporting Limit |
| VLSI | Very Large-scale Integration |
| CAB | Cellulose Acetate Butyrate |
| HOCS | Harmonic-oscillator Coherent States |
| ASHAA | Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act |
| OSW | Office Of Solid Waste (US EPA) |
| OES | Optical Emission Spectroscopy |