| Acronym | Meaning |
| PPG | Pike's Peak Granite (USGS Rock Standard) |
| SPEM | Scanning Photoemission Microscopy |
| IFANT | International Foundation For The Advancement Of Nondestructive Testing |
| DMPK | Myotonic Dystrophy Protein Kinase |
| NOET | NASA Operational Environment Team |
| MEK | Methyl Ethyl Ketone (butanone) |
| IAD | Ion Assisted Deposition |
| BCF | Bioconcentration Factor |
| CTMAB | Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide (cationic Surfactant) |
| NELAC | National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference |