Preparation of peat samples for inorganic geochemistry used as palaeoenvironmental proxies

This article provides a brief review of protocols used in peat inorganic geochemistry. We emphasise the key issues that could lead to inter-comparison problems. For each section (drying, grinding, non-destructive analyses, acid digestions and destructive analyses), recommendations are provided to gu...

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Main Authors: G. Le Roux, F. De Vleeschouwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mire Conservation Group and International Peat Society 2010-07-01
Series:Mires and Peat
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Online Access:http://www.mires-and-peat.net/map07/map_07_04.pdf