| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATOFMS | Aerosol Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry |
| PRP | Potentially Responsible Party (Superfund) |
| STORET | Storage And Retrieval Of U.S. Waterways Parametric Data |
| DPIA | Digital Printing And Imaging Association |
| GEO | Geostationary Earth Orbit |
| WAPS | Waste Acceptance Preliminary Specification |
| SQC | Sediment Quality Criteria |
| ICPEMC | International Commission On Protection Against Environmental Mutagens And Carcinogens |
| ERDA | US Energy Research And Development Administration |
| HWAC | Hazardous Waste Action Coalition |