| Acronym | Meaning |
| MEPAS | Multimedia Environmental Pollution Assessment System |
| GDME | Glycol Dimethyl Ether |
| CROSSBOW | Computerized Retrieval Of Organic Structures Based On Wiswesser |
| DIGGER | Discrete Isolation From Gradient-governed Elimination Of Resonances |
| ACSR | Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced |
| BSEF | Bromine Science And Environmental Forum |
| DODISS | Department Of Defense Index Of Specifications And Standards |
| PPB | Parts Per Billion |
| SC-1 | Standard Clean Solution #1 |
| VHMS | Volcanic-hosted Massive Sulfide |