| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCOHS | Canadian Centre For Occupational Health And Safety |
| LIR | Limiting Infiltration Rate |
| MZPFGE | Multiple-zone Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis |
| OVFF | Orbital Valence Force Field |
| CDF | Chlorinated Dibenzofuran |
| NVLAP | National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program |
| CZE | Capillary Zone Electrophoresis |
| RPC | Regional Planning Commission |
| TIMS | Thermal Infrared Multispectral Scanner |
| TPH | Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons |