| Acronym | Meaning |
| GSJ | Geological Survey Of Japan |
| DWEL | Drinking Water Equivalent Level |
| UFFI | Urea-formaldehyde Foam Insulation |
| LFM | Lateral Force Microscopy |
| LTBRM | Lanczos Tight Binding Recursion Method |
| COMP | Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein |
| ESEP | Exact Static Exchange (plus) Polarization (potential) |
| EKLF | Erythroid Kruppel-like Factor |
| TDLS | Tunable Diode Laser Spectrometry |
| IESWTR | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |