Authors:
Anneli Wichmann
Book:
Proceedings of the 14th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Stockholm
Keywords:
acid-sulphate-soil, acidity, drainage-water, peat-production
Documentfile:
Wichmann 2012: Source of Drainage Water Acidity in Peat Harvesting
Summary:
Theme I. Inventory, stratigraphy and conservation of mires and peatlands
SUMMARY
Water and soil samples were collected from different peat production areas in mostly Western and Northern Finland in order to determine the difference between organic and mineral acidity in drainage water. Mineral acidity typically originates from the oxidation of sulphidic mineral subsoil.