| Acronym | Meaning |
| BTF | Biotransfer Factor |
| ADA | American Diabetes Association |
| BGS | Below Ground Surface |
| EPTC | Extraction Procedure Toxicity Characteristic |
| NIBSC | National Institute For Biological Standards And Control |
| GDME | Glycol Dimethyl Ether |
| PHANTOMM | Photo-activated Nonintrusive Tracking Of Molecular Motion |
| CDWA | Continuum Distorted-wave Approxn. (for Scattering Calcns.) |
| GSC | Geological Survey Of Canada |
| SCADA | Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition |