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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