Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:02:03 -0400 From: "Mellard, David" <dam7@cdc.gov> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2315$foo@default> Subject: RE: Barley Straw explanation
> Yes, a mixture of numerous organic carbon compounds. Essentially,
>dissolved organic carbon is any carbon which is smaller than 0.45um in
>diameter. Don't ask me why that size was chosen, it just was.
Gez, this is taking me back a few decades, which means if I remember
correctly, 0.45 um is the pore size used to filter solutions to sterilize
them. Might that be a reason?
> There are no homotrophic bacteria ;) (sorry, couldn't resist!).
great big belly laugh
>
David
a former microbiologist
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