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Which fraction of organic carbon can pass through a filter with a pore size typically between 0.22 and 0.7 micrometers?
Which fraction of organic carbon can pass through a filter with a pore size typically between 0.22 and 0.7 micrometers?
- Particulate organic carbon (POC)
- Dissolved organic matter (DOM)
- Carbon in the atmosphere
- Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) (correct)
What is the term used to refer to the fraction of organic carbon that remains on the filter after passing through?
What is the term used to refer to the fraction of organic carbon that remains on the filter after passing through?
- Dissolved organic matter (DOM)
- Dissolved organic carbon (DOC)
- Carbon in the atmosphere
- Particulate organic carbon (POC) (correct)
What does DOM refer to?
What does DOM refer to?
- The total mass of the dissolved organic matter (correct)
- The mass of nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen
- The mass of carbon in the dissolved organic material
- The mass of other elements present in the organic material
Which is typically more abundant, DOC or DOM?
Which is typically more abundant, DOC or DOM?
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What percentage of all organic matter does DOC account for?
What percentage of all organic matter does DOC account for?
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