| Acronym | Meaning |
| STEP | Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange Project |
| SGR | Steam Gas Recycle (process For Shale Oil Recovery) |
| ODPA | 4,4'-oxydiphthalic Anhydride |
| ACC | Aquifer Contamination Control |
| GMO | Genetically Modified Organism |
| LSS | Laser Synchrotron Source |
| GCG | Genetics Computer Group |
| QCC | Quadrupole Coupling Constant |
| IWW | Industrial Wastewater |
| VGAAS | Vapor Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |