| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPRI | National Pollutant Release Inventory |
| ITFM | Intergovernmental Task Force On Monitoring |
| MOFAT | Multi Phase Flow And Transport |
| IRTF | NASA Infrared Telescope Facility |
| NSCR | Nonselective Catalytic Reduction |
| ALOS | Advanced Land Observation Satellite |
| MRINDO/S | Modified Rydberg Intermediate Neglect Of Differential Overlap/spectral (or Screening) |
| AHA | American Heart Association |
| AEES | Auger Electron Emission Spectroscopy |
| SI | Site Investigation |