Meaning of biomat | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A clogging layer of typically densely packed decaying organic matter which impedes the downward flow of water.
2. A restrictive layer that develops beneath the distribution lines of the soil absorption system of septic tanks at the gravel-soil or bed-soil interface.

Examples

“This may be an artifact of the aerobic conditions used which would not favor the growth of any anaerobic bacteria that may exist⟳ in the low oxygen regions within the biomat.”

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