Excavation-drier method of energy-peat production reduces detrimental effects of this process on watercourses

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-356

  Silvan, Niko ^a   Silvan, Kaisa ^a   Laine, Jukka ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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