Keywords: soils

Seasonal and interannual variations of dissolved organic matter composition in the groundwater of tropical peat under oil palm plantation management

  SUMMARY Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is the most reactive fraction of natural organic matter, of which composition reflects...

Mineral variation across an esturine raised bog in Wales

Cors Fochno or Borth Bog is a raised bog on the southern side of the Dyfi estuary on the...

Continuous measurements of soil CO2 and CH4 fluxes in two tropical peat forests with high and low ground water level in Sarawak, Malaysia, by using an automated multi-chamber systems

We will present new observations on soil carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) fluxes, which were started in September...

Peat and organic soils challenges in road construction in sarawak: JKR Sarawak experience

SUMMARY Road construction on peat/organic soils has always posed challenges to Engineers, Contractors and policy-makers, be it a technical,...

Vulnerability of soil organic matter in anthropogenically disturbed organic soils

Drained peatlands are hotspots of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from agriculture. However, there is a high variability of the...

Decomposition and transformation in Hebridean blackland soils

Peat is usually defined as a soil >50% organic matter and >50cm in depth, and subdivided into blanket mire,...

International Peat Journal no. 8

The Use of Natural and Altered Peats for Adsorption of the BTEX Components of Gasoline in WaterS. Eltajeb, A....