| Acronym | Meaning |
| LALIF | Laser Atomization/Laser Induced Fluorescence |
| BACER | Biological And Climatological Effects Research |
| XAES | X-ray Excited Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| CCTWRS | Cape Cod Toxic Waste Research Site |
| UHIPI | Ultrahigh Intensity Post-ionization |
| TSNIGRI | Research Center Of The Institute For Geol. Exploration Of Base And Precious Metals (Russia) |
| CERL | Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory |
| VPS | Vacuum Plasma Spraying |
| HELP | Heuristic Evolving Latent Projection |
| OSWSV | Osteryoung Square Wave Stripping Voltammetry |