| Acronym | Meaning |
| BTB | Bromothymol Blue |
| POGO | Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory |
| ASQC | American Society For Quality Control |
| LVSEM | Low Vacuum Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| EIAP | Environmental Impact Analysis Process |
| EKB | Einstein-Brillouin-Keller (quantization Method) |
| NICS | Nucleus-independent Chemical Shifts |
| LHPG | Laser-heated Pedestal Growth |
| NSTX | National Spherical Torus Experiment |
| APCD | Air Pollution Control District |