| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERA | Expedited Removal Action |
| DDIM | Dry Deposition Inferential Monitoring |
| COMPREHEND | Community Programme Of Research On Environmental Hormones And Endocrine Disrupters |
| TIW | Time-independent Wave Packet |
| NADB | National Air Data Branch (US EPA) |
| EGTA | Ethylene Glycol Bis(2-aminoethyl Ether)-N |
| PRP | Potentially Responsible Party (Superfund) |
| ARP | Adiabatic Rapid Passage |
| COPC | Contaminants Of Potential Concern |
| TSEE | Thermally Stimulated Exoelectron Emission |