| Acronym | Meaning |
| EHW | Extremely Hazardous Waste |
| LULU | Locally Undesirable Land Use |
| IGT | Insulated-gate Transistor |
| PD | Photoelectron Diffraction |
| EDB | Ethylene Dibromide |
| ULIRG | Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy |
| WET | Whole Effluent Toxicity |
| GLOSS | Global Sea Level Observing System (of IOC) |
| IEQ | Indoor Environmental Quality |
| NUCEF | Nuclear Fuel Cycle Safety Engineering Research Facility |