| Acronym | Meaning |
| NMMO | N-methylmorpholine N-oxide |
| VCS | Voluntary Cleanup Section |
| RECP | Relativistic Effective-core Potential |
| OHEA | Office Of Health And Environmental Assessment (USEPA) |
| HWRA | Hazardous Waste Reduction Act |
| CMAS | CaO-MgO-aluminum Oxide-silicon Dioxide |
| EST | Expressed Sequence Tag |
| ESIG | European Solvents Industry Group |
| AVNIR | Advanced Visible And Near-Infrared Radiometer |
| LAPIS | Linden Atmosphere/Phytosphere Interaction Study |