Total organic carbon is made up of non-hazardous materials.
The other source is organic carbon, which does reflect what was happening to organisms at the time.
This is done when there are some undesirable materials, such as organic carbon, that readily float.
The "dissolved" fraction of organic carbon is an operational classification.
The large range in values for organic carbon has to do with the cellular metabolism.
First, it adds organic carbon to the soil, encouraging bacterial growth.
A good source rock for hydrocarbons can contain up to twenty percent organic carbon.
It can also enter the oceans through rivers as dissolved organic carbon.
The soil has very low levels of organic carbon and total nitrogen compared to natural wetland systems.