| Acronym | Meaning |
| AOS | Alpha Olefin Sulfonate (surfactant) |
| BART | Best Available Retrofit Technology |
| MCHF-BP | Multiconfiguration Hartree-Fock Breit-Pauli |
| EU | Exposure Unit |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| RRC | Regional Response Center |
| AIH | Autoimmune Hepatitis |
| TCD | Thermal Conductivity Detector (for Gas Chromatography) |
| ODP | Ocean Drilling Program |
| CWT | Centralized Waste Treatment |