AChE	acetylcholinesterase
BSTFA	N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide
BChE	butyrylcholinesterase
BA	benzylic acid
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CMPA	cyclohexyl methylphosphonic acid (GF acid)
CVX	Chinese VX; O-Butyl-S-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate
CWA	chemical warfare agent
DETP	diethyl phosphate
DM	diazomethane
DMDTP	diethyl dithiophosphate
DSTL	Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (UK)
EA-2192	S-2-(N,N-diisopropylaminoethyl)methylphosphonothiolate
EMPA	ethyl methylphosphonic acid (VX acid)
EPA	ethylphosphonic acid
FOI	Swedish Defence Research Agency
FPD	flame photometric detection
FSC	Forensic Science Center
GA	Tabun
GB	Sarin
GD	Soman
GF	Cyclosarin
HS-SPME	headspace solid-phase microextraction
ICPMS	inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
IMPA	isopropyl methylphosphonic acid (GB acid)
IBMPA	isobutyl methylphosphonic acid (VR acid)
LNLL	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
LOD	limit of detection
MPA	methylphosphonic acid
MTBSTFA	N-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-N-methyltrifluoroacetamide
NDRE	National Defence Research Establishment in Sweden
NICI/GC-MS	negative ion chemical ionization gas chromatography
nBPA	n-butylphosphonic acid
nPPA	n-propylphosphonic acid
OPCW	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
OPNA	organophosphorus-based nerve agents
PFBBr	pentafluorobenzyl bromide
PMPA	pinacolyl methylphosphonic acid (GD acid)
PT	proficiency test (OPCW)
PTC	phase transfer catalysis
REA	S-2-(N,N-diethylaminoethyl)methylphosphonothiolate
SIM	single ion monitoring
TBDMSCl	tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride
TMCS	trimethylchlorosilane
TMO	trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate
TNO	Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
TMS-DM	trimethylsilyldiazomethane
USAMRICD	US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
VR	Russian VX; O-isobutyl-S-[2-(Diethylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate
VR-SA	N,N-diethylamino ethanesulfonic acid
VX	O-ethyl-S-[2-(Diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate
VX-SA	N,N-diisopropylamino ethanesulfonic acid