| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICP/MS | Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
| ENCAT | Epoxy Nucleophile Catalyzed Transesterification |
| RITG | Radiatively Important Trace Gases |
| BMC | Bulk-molding Compound |
| HGCU | Hot-gas-cleanup Unit |
| EPEC | Enteropathogenic Escherichia Coli |
| PLID | Pulsed Laser Induced Desorption |
| FCA | Frozen-core Appproximation |
| PAR | Photosynthetically Active Radiation |
| OPTS | Office Of Pesticides And Toxic Substances (USEPA) |