| Acronym | Meaning |
| PLIRRA | Pollution Liability Insurance And Risk Reduction Act |
| TBP | Tributyl Phosphate |
| LMF | Ladle Metallurgical Facility |
| NRC | National Response Center |
| TRIPS | Trade-Related Aspects Of Intellectual Property Rights |
| CSA | Canadian Standards Authority |
| IRI | International Reference Ionosphere |
| RUSLE | Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (erosion Model) |
| MESP | Molecular Electrostatic Potential |
| WSATI-WQ | Weighted Species Association Tolerance Index-water Quality |