| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALTER | Acceptable Long-term Exposure Range |
| P-T-T-D | Pressure-temperature-time-deformation Path (for Metamorphic Rocks) |
| EMR | Electron Magnetic Resonance |
| PCF | Pair Correlation Function |
| ASMD | Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division (US EPA) |
| CGTB | Cellular And Genetic Toxicology Branch |
| FTR | Frustrated Total Reflection |
| PFU | Plaque-forming Units |
| ANOVA | Analysis Of Variation |
| ELLAP | Environmental Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program |