| Acronym | Meaning |
| GRO | Gasoline-range Organics |
| PRE | Proton Relaxation Enhancement |
| BLC | Borderless Contact |
| CLU-IN | Clean-Up Information Bulletin Board System (formerly OSWER-BBS) |
| PDEA | Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment |
| BERM | Biological And Environmental Reference Materials |
| HERS | High Energy Range Spectrometer |
| MACT | Maximum Achievable Control Technology |
| NICS | Nucleus-independent Chemical Shifts |
| OSAILS | Optical Sensor Array And Integrated Light Source |