Shallow pond, usually human-made, where sunlight, bacteria and oxygen interact to help purify wastewater. (United Nations Organization (1997) Glossary of environment statistics. Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division. Studies and Methods, ST/ESA/STAT/Ser.F, (67): 83p.)
Any physical, financial, human or social item of economic value owned by an individual or corporation, especially that which could be converted to cash. Assets can be categorized as human, physical, natural, financial and social. (CALP Network, 2020. Glossary of Terminology for Cash and Voucher Assistance https://www.calpnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/calp-glossary-english.pdf)
The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as an accepted name with original publication details: Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3: 219 1846. (http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2572330)
Deglaciation is the transition from full glacial conditions during ice ages, to warm interglacials, characterized by global warming and sea level rise due to change in continental ice volume. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deglaciation)
Sand eel or sandeel is the common name used for a considerable number of species of fish. While they are not true eels, they are eel-like in their appearance and can grow up to 30 cm (12 in) in length. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_eel)
Microbial polysaccharides that are secreted into the surrounding environment, and which are often used in industrial applications. (NALT https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/185361)
