| Acronym | Meaning |
| CDOM | Colored Dissolved Organic Matter |
| CLSM | Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy |
| COPM | Carter Ozone Per Mile |
| NCP | National Contingency Plan (Superfund) |
| HIT | Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia |
| DEF | Dose Effect Factor |
| DIA | Drug Information Association |
| OVD | Outside Vapor Deposition |
| NSTA | National Science Teachers Association |
| MCP | Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein |