English: An idealized scheme of the biofilm components in streams
The different biofilm components (algae and bacteria, as the principals) are embedded in an exopolysaccharide matrix (EPS), and are net receptors of inorganic and organic elements and remain submitted to the influences of the different environmental factors.
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