| Acronym | Meaning |
| BLIP | Background-limited Infrared Photodetector |
| GEENET | Global Environmental Epidemiology Network |
| NADAP | National Atmospheric Deposition Assessment Program |
| RIMS | Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry |
| THFFF | Thermal Field-flow Fractionation |
| RAIRS | Reflection/absorption Infrared Spectroscopy |
| NTRS | National Technology Roadmap For Semiconductors |
| LHSV | Liquid Hourly Space Velocity |
| GPF | Gaussian Polarization Function |
| MISPE | Molecularly Imprinted Solid Phase Extraction |