| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALAP | As Low As Possible |
| CIH | Certified Industrial Hygienist |
| HBAR | High-overtone Bulk Acoustic Resonator |
| HCA | Heterocyclic Amine |
| NSS | National Stream Survey (USA) |
| SEGD | Surfactant-enhanced Gravity Drainage [as Of Subsurface Contaminants] |
| ACTS | Advisory Committee On Toxic Substances |
| NLET | National Laboratory For Environmental Testing |
| BOF | Basic Oxygen Furnace |
| HBV | Hepatitis B Virus |