| Acronym | Meaning |
| TMDSC | Temperature-modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| NCE | New Chemical Entity |
| VPDB | Vienna Peedee Belemnite |
| ERL/GB | Environmental Research Laboratory Gulf Breeze |
| MGD | Million Gallons Per Day |
| DSMC | Direct Simulation Monte Carlo |
| SPMN | Soil Potentially Mineralizable Nitrogen |
| EPR | Electrochem. Potentiodynamic Reactivation |
| OD | Order-Disorder (in Mineral Structure) |
| OPIM | Other Potential Infectious Material |