Organic matter oxygen content

Texture, organic matter content, oxygen status and pH values of soil in use area(s) Amqlmts and timing of precipitation Temperature and solar irradiance in use area(s) (temperate vs. tropical vs. nordic)... 

Total Organic Carbon Formations with a significant TOC content greater than the petroleum hydrocarbon content, as with peat-rich soil, can compete with the hydrocarbon-degrading microbes for oxygen and nutrients. A representative sample should thus be analyzed for TOC if organic matter is observed in soil samples or borings. 

Given these two main factors (i.e., oxygen availability and organic matter content), several generalizations can be made about solid phase surfaces, the vadose zone, and the groundwater region as follows ... 

In this chapter, the biogeochemical cycling of organic matter is discussed from the perspective of its carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur content. 

High content of organic matter, which contributes to the biological oxygen demand (BOD) and depletion of dissolved oxygen in the receiving ecosystems. 

Eutrophication A complex series of inter-related changes in the chemical and biological status of a water body most often manifested by a depletion of the oxygen content caused by decay of organic matter resulting from a high level of primary productivity and typically caused by enhanced nutrient input. 

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