| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOA | Dioctyl Adipate |
| RGB | Red Giant Branch (star) |
| FOEA | First-order Error Analysis |
| OFMSW | Organic Fraction Municipal Solid Waste |
| NIMS | Negative Ion Mass Spectrometry |
| SDS | Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate |
| CDAA | Choline-deficient L-amino Acid Defined Diet |
| GMAD | Geometric Mean Aerodynamic Diameter |
| BCG | Bacillus Calmette-Guerin |
| RIHRA | Research To Improve Health Risk Assessments Program (US EPA) |