ORGANIC MATTER DETERMINATION

DATA SHEET
SPECIMEN NUMBER
Porcelain Dish Number
MP = Mass of empty, clean porcelain dish
(grams)
MPDS = Mass of dish and dry soil (grams)
MPA = Mass of dish and ash (Burned soil)
(grams)
MD = Mass of dry soil (grams)
MA = Mass of ash (Burned soil) (grams)
MO = Mass of organic matter (grams)
OM = Organic matter, %
Computations:
MD = Mass of dry soil
= MPDS - MP
= (0.131- 0.071)
MD = 0.06 g
MA = Mass of ash (Burned soil)
= MPA - MP
= (0.112 0.071)g
MA = 0.041 g
MO = Mass of organic matter
= MD - MA
= (0.06 0.041)g
MO = 0.019 g
OM = Organic matter
Mo
= MD )(100)

0.019
= 0.06 )(100)

OM = 31.67 %

1
1
0.071
0.131
0.112
0.06
0.041
0.019
31.67