| Acronym | Meaning |
| CTG | Control Technique Guidelines |
| GWPS | Groundwater Protection Standard |
| NAS | Naval Air Station |
| IBIL | Ion Beam Induced Luminescence |
| DOD | Deutsches Ozeanographisches Datenzentrum |
| TRLFS | Time Resolved Laser Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| ELRA | Enzyme-linked Receptor Assay |
| SXRFM | Synchrotron X-ray-fluorescence Microprobe |
| NASQAN | National Stream Quality Accounting Network |
| NRDC | Natural Resources Defense Council |