| Acronym | Meaning |
| MST | Microbial Source Tracking |
| VSS | Volatile Suspended Solids |
| LMXB | Low-mass X-ray Binaries |
| SCAB | South Coast Air Basin |
| AGST | Above Ground Storage Tank |
| RDI | Reference Daily Intake |
| MODY | Maturity Onset Diabetes Of The Young |
| UEBS | Unitarized Eikonal Born Series (in Electron-atom Scattering) |
| DSCEMS | Depth Selective Conversion Electron Moessbauer Spectroscopy |
| SMOW | Standard Mean Ocean Water |