| Acronym | Meaning |
| HEXS | High-energy X-ray Scattering |
| NEWS | National Surface Water Survey (USEPA) |
| TIROS | Television And IR Observation Satellite |
| CHAP | Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel |
| PFU | Plaque-forming Units |
| OAQPSTTN | Office Of Air Quality Planning And Standards Technology Transfer Network |
| PFCGE | Pulsed-field Capillary Gel Electrophoresis |
| CDI | Chronic Daily Intakes |
| ALICE | Acid-labile Isotope-coded Extractants |
| SMES | Superconductive Magnetic Energy Storage |