Benefits of Microbial mat:

1. Safety
The 100% grease resistant textured surface has a non slip core and beveled edges which reduces the risk of slips, trips and falls. Unique suction discs enhance the mat's stability on smooth, hard surfaces while cross ventilating channels reduce moisture build up below the mat. Large valves drain Liquids away from the surface ensuring a skid resistant safe working environment. The built in anti microbial agent inhibits the growth of bacteria in warm, damp areas such as kitchens which can lead to unsafe, slippery surfaces

2. Silver Based Anti-Microbial Agent Contains the superior silver-based Anti Microbial AlphaSan agent which improves with washing. The first manufactures to produce a product that is NSF (National Science Foundation) and FDA (Food & Drug Administration) compliant, as well as being registered with the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) for direct food contact applications.

 

3. Beware of other anti-fatigue mat products that contain common Alkyline compounds such as tri-butylin (TBT) and dibutylin. As known hormone disrupters, they are likely to be banned within the EU.

4. Comfort
Anti Fatigue sponge surface helps keep employees comfortable.

5. Odour Control
The all rubber construction is easily cleaned with soap and water together with the anti-microbial benefit prevents the build up of odours

6. Protects
Standeasy-Active protects the floor from damage and the sponge surface helps to reduce breakage.

What is AlphaSan?
AlphaSan is an anti-microbial agent that releases silver ions, disrupting the growth of microbes such as bacteria. The Milliken Chemical division identified over 40 different silver based anti-microbials throughout the world. They were all evaluated and AlphaSan was identified as the superior silver based technology.

 

 

 

 

Microbial mats help to preserve soft-bodied fossils by:

• Capturing corpses on the sticky surfaces of mats and thus preventing them from floating or drifting away.
• Physically protecting them from being eaten by scavengers and broken up by burrowing animals, and protecting fossil-bearing sediments from erosion. For example the speed of water current required to erode sediment bound by a mat is 30 - 20 times greater than the speed required to erode bare sediment.
• Preventing or reducing decay both by physically screening the remains from decay-causing bacteria and by creating chemical conditions that are hostile to decay-causing bacteria.
• Preserving tracks and burrows by protecting them from erosion. Many trace fossils date from significantly earlier than the body fossils of animals that are thought to have been capable of making them and thus improve paleontologists' estimates of when animals with these capabilities first appeared

·         The ability of microbial mat communities to use a vast range of "foods" has recently led to interest in industrial uses. There have been trials of microbial mats for purifying water, both for human use and in fish farming, and studies of their potential for cleaning up oil spills. As a result of the growing commercial potential, there have been applications for and grants of patents relating to the growing, installation and use of microbial mats, mainly for cleaning up pollutants and waste products.

·         Because of microbial mats' ability to use almost anything as "food", there is considerable interest in industrial uses of mats, especially for water treatment and for cleaning up pollution.

·         Micro-organisms account for over 99% of all living matter on Earth, and most of the micro-organisms are organized into biofilm and microbial mat communities. Hence these communities are the major factors maintaining life on Earth

·         Microbial mats use all of the types of metabolism and feeding strategy that have evolved on Earth

·         Microbial mats have increased the concentration of metal in many ore deposits, and without this it would not be feasible to mine them — examples include iron (both sulfide and oxide ores), uranium, copper, silver and gold deposits.