| Acronym | Meaning |
| OIB | Ocean Island Basalt |
| TWA | Time-weighted Average Limit |
| TEAMS | Trace Element Accelerator Mass Spectrometry |
| MODY | Maturity Onset Diabetes Of The Young |
| GBS | Group B Streptococci |
| VEO | Valence Electron Only |
| AOD | Argon Oxygen Decarburization |
| MCPP | (+/-)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propionic Acid (REG: 7085190) |
| NAMS | National Air Monitoring Station |
| MIP | Microwave Induced Plasma |