| Acronym | Meaning |
| DSS | Decision Support System |
| PDI | Polarization-division Interferometry |
| SARM | Synthetic Analytical Reference Matrix (US EPA) |
| RODS | Records Of Decision System |
| AHR | Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor |
| NRC | National Response Center |
| PZT | Piezoelectric Transducer |
| VS | Volatile Solids |
| REELM | Reflected Electron Energy Loss Microscopy |
| SSCP | Single-strand Conformation Polymorphism |