| Acronym | Meaning |
| TOXFP | Total Organic Halide Formation Potential |
| WHSV | Wt. Hourly Space Velocity |
| PSMS | Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry |
| VSQG | Very Small Quantity Generator |
| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| ATIR | Attenuated Total Reflectance Infrared |
| USGCRP | U.S. Global Change Research Program |
| NCRP | National Council On Radiation Protection |
| FWM | Four-wave Mixing |
| GALEX | Galaxy Evolution Explorer |