Table A-4. Organic matter content of natural mud collected by 
anchor dredge from the Patuxent River (Long Point). 
Collection date Sample no. SeERuoG 
(1973) 
17 June 1 1.0038 0.3174 
2 O22 0.4594 
3 ORS 27.0 0.1463 
28 June 1 0.3808 0.1703 
2 0.4127 0.1846 
3 0.6079 OR2i7al'9 
14 July 1 0 0.2268 
2, 0 0.3545 
27 Aug. 1 11.448 0.8321 0.3397 
2 11.461 0.7849 0.3205 
3 11.970 0.6712 0.2740 
4 12.648 0.4317 0.1762 
eee 11ese7 = 0.5038 | 0.124 
25 Sept. 1 11.4217 + 0.4881 0.1993 
2 LUG 8750 2 OsSist 0.2095 
3 11.2200 + 0.4626 0.1889 
1samples were dried for 24 hours at 100° Celsius, ground fine 
with a mortar and pestle, then ashed for 3 hours at 500° 
Celsius. Organic matter values reported are percent loss of 
dry weight on ignition. 
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