| Acronym | Meaning |
| HMPAM | Hydrophobically Modified Polyacrylamide |
| NETAC | National Effluent Toxicity Assessment Center |
| POEMS | Plasma Optical Emission Mass Spectrometer |
| SMILI | Superconducting Magnet Instrument For Light Isotopes |
| GDP | Guanosine 5'-diphosphate |
| NACLA | The National Cooperation For Laboratory Accreditation |
| DXS | Diffuse X-ray Scattering |
| NLC | Noctilucent Cloud |
| DFA | Detrended Fluctuation Analysispar |
| PGNAA | Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis |