Chemical properties of peat in three peatlands with balneological potential in Estonia;Kolme balneoloogilise potentsiaaliga Eesti turbaala turba keemilised omadused

Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-49

  Orru, Mall ^a,b   Übner, Monika ^c   Orru, Hans ^d  

^a Geological Survey of Estonia   (Estonia)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Balneology; Humic substances; Peat; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROPERTY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HUMIC ACID; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; PEAT; PEATLAND; TRACE ELEMENT;

ESTONIA;

ERIOPHORUM; PARIKA;

EID: 79952418088     PISSN: 17364728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3176/earth.2011.1.04     Document Type: Article

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