| Acronym | Meaning |
| CLSM | Controlled Low Strength Material |
| NMMAPS II | The National Morbidity |
| MGE | Mobile Genetic Element |
| CDMO | Composite Dimensional Manganese Oxide |
| BOHS | British Occupational Hygiene Society |
| VGAAS | Vapor Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |
| CAPCOA | California Air Pollution Control Officers Association |
| ECEC | Effective Cation Exchange Capacity |
| MIR | Mid Infrared |
| EDB | Ethylene Dibromide |