Research Article

Assessment of Physical-Chemical Characteristics of Water and Sediments from a Brazilian Tropical Estuary: Status and Environmental Implications

Table 7

Clay and total organic matter levels (%, m/m) of sediments collected in March of 2007.

Sampling pointClay contentTotal organic matter content ( š‘› = 3 )

1ND* 1 . 7 Ā± 0 . 4
2ND 2 . 3 Ā± 0 . 1
38.8 6 . 7 Ā± 0 . 2
410.7 6 . 6 Ā± 0 . 1
512.0 7 . 8 Ā± 0 . 4

*Not detected.