Download or read book Sources, Transportation, and Utilization of Dissolved Organic Matter in Groundwater and Streams written by P. M. Wallis and published by Canada. Inland Waters Directorate, Water Quality Branch. This book was released on 1979 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It has long been recognized that streams in their natural state support a great deal more biomass than can be justified by primary production. This is believed to be the result of energy inputs to streams from terrestrial plants and animals which take the form of either Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM.45μ spherical diameter), or Particulate Organic Matter (POM.45μ)"--Introduction, page 1.