| Acronym | Meaning |
| TQCM | Temperature-controlled Quartz Crystal Microbalance |
| CARE | Computed-aided Risk Evaluation |
| PRBS | Pseudo-random Binary Sequence |
| PESOS | Perkin-Elmer Solvent Optimization System |
| COC | Cyclic Olefin Copolymers |
| CEIS | Center For Environmental Information And Statistics (EPA) |
| CLP | Contract Laboratory Program |
| IRMPD | Infrared Multiphoton Dissociation |
| FFEM | Freeze-fracture Electron Microscopy |
| CSTL | Chemical Science And Technology Laboratory |