Organic carbon ratio

The difference between the total dissolved carbon in the surface and in deep-sea reservoirs depends on productivity. And the difference between the alkalinity in these reservoirs depends on productivity and also corat, the calcium-carbonate-to-organic-carbon ratio. The carbon dioxide partial pressure depends on the difference between total carbon and alkalinity in the surface reservoir, and all these depend on the total amount of carbon and alkalinity at the start of the calculation in the three reservoirs combined. By adjusting the values of these various parameters and repeating the calculation, I arrive at the following values for a steady-state system that is close to the present-day ocean with a preindustrial level of atmospheric carbon dioxide ... 

For neutral organic compounds, in soils having a low clay/organic carbon ratio, sorption coefficients tend to increase as the hydrophobicity of the compound increases. Aqueous solubility or octanol/ water partition coefficients often are used as indicators of a compound s hydrophobicity. An increase in polarity, number of functional groups, and ionic nature of the chemical will increase the number of potential sorption mechanisms for a given chemical (Garbarini and Lion, 1985). For ionizable compounds, pKa is of particular importance because it determines the dominant form of a chemical at the specific environmental pH. 

Figure 7. /Vof o/grade and nitrogen/organic carbon ratio vs. depth in NOSR core...

If 10% of the total primary production settles as detrital material, about 5 Pg C leaves the photic zone aimually. The CaCOa to organic carbon ratio in the detritus is usually taken as 1 4 (Broecker and Peng,... 

Organic carbon ratios in Quaternary cores from the Gulf of Mexico. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 37 225-238. 

Chemical composition data for CPM and FPM for a variety of locations are summarized in Table 5. These data illustrate several important points. First, the distributions of the PM q between CPM and FPM vary from about 0.4 to 0.7. Second, the ratio of PM q to TSP varies from 0.58 to 0.79. In general, both this ratio and the ratio of FPM to PM q tend to be higher at mral sites, but Bermuda, because of the large influence of sea salt in the CPM, is an exception. Sulfate (SO ), carbon (as organic carbon, OC, and elemental carbon, EC), and nitrate (NO3 ) compounds generally account for 70—80% of the FPM. In the eastern United States, compounds are the dominant species, although very Httie is emitted directiy into the atmosphere. Thus... 

Hydrocarbon resources can be classified as organic materials which are either mobile such as cmde oil or natural gas, or immobile materials including coal, lignite, oil shales, and tar sands. Most hydrocarbon resources occur as immobile organic materials which have a low hydrogen-to-carbon ratio. However, most hydrocarbon products in demand have a H C higher than 1.0. 

S. Source rock potential of shale A relation exists between the uranium-to-potassium ratio and the organic carbon content. The source rock potential of shale can thus be evaluated. 

C N ratio The C N ratio should be about 10 1. The organic carbon in the medium provides both a... 

A number of freshwater lakes were surveyed for concentrations of plutonium, the ratio of its upper to lower oxidation states, pH, and the concentration of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), which are shown in Table 11(11). 

The early field studies revealed that elevated concentrations of fallout plutonium correlated with Increased concentrations of dissolved organic carbon. Experiments at Argonne National Laboratory corroborate this correlation the explanation Is probably that the organic compounds complex Pu(IV), and, hence, decrease the distribution ratio between water and sedlments(27). In these experiments the distribution ratio (Kj) between sediment and natural waters was measured as a function of DOC. Measurements of Kj In both field and laboratory experiments show an unmistakable effect of DOC upon the distribution ratio. Figure 4 shows the Inverse correlation between the K, of plutonium and concentration of DOC. 

Pu distribution ratios and dissolved organic carbon determination... 

To a first approximation the deep ocean distributions shown in Fig. 10-20 can be reproduced if the particulate material dissolving in the deep sea has the ratio of 1 mol CaCOs to 4 mol organic carbon (Broecker and Peng, 1982). 

Adsorption Coefficient (K c)—The ratio of the amount of a chemical adsorbed per unit weight of organic carbon in the soil or sediment to the concentration of the chemical in solution at equilibrium. 

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