| Acronym | Meaning |
| NNDC | National Nuclear Data Center |
| LAESA | Laser Ablation Emission Spectrochemical Analysis |
| COSHH | Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health (UK) |
| CCSF | Central Chemical Storage Facility |
| HOSE | Harmonic Oscillator Stabilization Energy |
| SAES | State Agricultural Experiment Stations |
| ZHE | Zero-headspace Extractor (used In TCLP Determinations) |
| ECCS | Emergency Core Cooling System |
| ANICA | Atmospheric Nutrient Input To Coastal Areas |
| IKES | Ion-kinetic-energy Spectroscopy |