| Acronym | Meaning |
| DEQ | Department Of Environmental Quality |
| BGC | Biogeochemical Cycling |
| GFAAS | Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
| AVLIS | Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation |
| AAM | Automated Auger Microprobe |
| IPA | Independent-particle Approximation (in Quantum Calcns. On Solids) |
| LLRD | Long-lived Radioactive Dust |
| SGM | Scale Glass Melter |
| ERM | Electron Redistribution Model |
| AWJ | Abrasive Waterjet |