| Acronym | Meaning |
| VCS | Voluntary Cleanup Section |
| CAIR | Comprehensive Assessment Information Rule (USEPA) |
| LCDAO | Linear Combination Of Distorted Atomic Orbitals |
| UGLCC | Upper Great Lakes Connecting Channels |
| HGMS | High Gradient Magnetic Separation (for Water Treatment) |
| EPR | East Pacific Rise |
| 6FDA | 2,2'-Bis (3,4-Dicarboxyphenyl) Hexafluoropropane Dianhydride |
| PACT | Process Automation Configuration Tool [EPRI Software] |
| AVS | Acid Volatile Sulfide |
| DIGM | Diffusion Induced Grain Boundary Migration |