| AEC | Atomic Energy Commission |
| ALFW | Ames Laboratory Former Worker |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| BAECP | Burlington Atomic Energy Commission Plant |
| BAECP-FWP | Burlington Atomic Energy Commission Plant- Former Worker Program |
| BeLPT | Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Test |
| CBD | Chronic Beryllium Disease |
| CLL | Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
| CPH | College of Public Health |
| CXR | Chest X-ray |
| DOD | U.S. Department of Defense |
| DOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
| DOL | U.S. Department of Labor |
| EEOICPA | Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FVC | Forced Vital Capacity |
| FWP | Former Worker Medical Screening Program |
| GAO | U.S. Government Accountability Office |
| IA | Iowa |
| IAAP | Iowa Army Ammunition Plant |
| ILO | International Labor Organization |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine of the National Academies |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| LBNL | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NPL | National Priority List |
| NSSP | National Supplemental Screening Program |
| OCAS | Office of Compensation Analysis and Support |
| ORAU | Oak Ridge Associated Universities |
| PFT | Pulmonary Function Test |
| SEC | Special Exposure Cohort |
| SEM | Site Exposure Matrix |
| SNL | Sandia National Laboratory |
| UIHC | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics |
| VA | Veterans Administration |
