| Acronym | Meaning |
| RFGE | Rotating-field Gel Electrophoresis |
| ICZN | International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature |
| AWWA | American Water Works Association |
| INPADOC | International Patent Documentation Center |
| MLSC | Microvolume Laser Scanning Cytometry |
| TAS | Total Analysis Systems |
| QLGM | Quantum Lattice Gas Model (in Helium Superfluid Transition Temperature In Zeolite Pores) |
| NOAEL | No Observable Adverse Effect Level |
| MBPM | Maximum Bubble Pressure Method |
| NCCCS | Northern California Coastal Circulation Study |