Artificial Dewatering of Peat. Part 2. The Structure of Finnish Peat and Its Influence on Water Retention

摘要

The water binding properties of peat were studied with six peat samples from two peat production areas in Finland. The samples represented the two main types of Finnish peat, Sphagnum and Carex. The degree of humification varied. The most important physical and chemical properties and the water binding properties of the samples were measured and compared. Several different methods of analyzing peat were evaluated during the course of the study. (Copyright (c) Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus (VTT) 1987.)