| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCEA | National Center For Environmental Assessment |
| LTTA | Low Temperature Thermal Aeration Process |
| GAMP | Global Atmospheric Measurements Program |
| COSHH | Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health (UK) |
| ASR | Automobile Shredder Residue |
| TDS | Thermal Desorption Spectrometry |
| SWIFT | Stored Wave-form Inverse Fourier Transform |
| NGL | Natural Gas Liquid (usually Ethane Or Propane) |
| ISF | Interstitial Fluid |
| GRI | Gas Research Institute |