| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERL-C | Environmental Research Laboratory Corvallis |
| SCOR | Scientific Committee On Ocean Research |
| PAB | Particle Associated Bacteria |
| DV-X(ALPHA) | Discrete Variational-x(alpha) (statistical Exchange Correlation) |
| JCBN | IUPAC-IUB Joint Commission On Biochemical Nomenclature |
| RIP | Rapid Isothermal Processing |
| GBA | Generalized Born Approxn. |
| GFF | Green Function Formalism |
| IRM | Initial Remedial Measure |
| TELD | Transferred-electron Logic Device |