Peat and the Environment Jonköping 1985

Peat and the Environment

Jönköping, Sweden, 1985

426 pages

CONTENTS

OPENING CEREMONY OF PEAT AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Peat developments in Sweden – Stendahl O, Sweden

SELECTION OF SYSTEMS AND SITE
Peatland and its environment as a living ecological entity – Sjörs H, Sweden
The physical properties of peat related to the peatland type – Staffansson H, Sweden
Peat in Sweden – an important energy resource – or just a parenthesis? – Franzén L, Sweden
Uranium and trace elements in Swedish mires – Fredriksson D, Sweden
Valuation and classification of wetlands in Sweden – Johansson C E, Sweden

PEAT EXPLOITATION
Peat – Coal. A comparison – Carlson R, Sweden
The development of environmental protection criteria and technologies for peat harvesting, processing and utilization in Canada – Guilcher M P, Canada
Drainage water quality of peat mining areas – Johansson J-Å and Olofsson H, Sweden
Nutrient transport in runoff water from Finnish peatland drainage and peat mining areas – Sallantaus T and Pättilä A, Finland
Peat deposits drainage and environment – Kolesin V N and Yanushevskiy V V, USSR
The study of peat particles precipitation based on surface load theory – Järvinen T and Aho M, Finland
Some concepts to prevent the environmental effects of the peat production – Selin P and Nyrönen T, Finland
Peat based sorbents for purification of aqueous media – Lishtvan I I, Mazina O I and Chistova L R, USSR
Wastewater characteristics of five peat dewatering processes – Day J K, McKim M P, Smith D K and Lindsay J A, Canada
Effects of mire drainage and peat extraction on benthic invertebrates and fish – Olsson T I, Sweden
Some environmental considerations in peat development in Indonesia – Radjagukguk B, Indonesia
Environmental aspects of peat deposits development in the USSR and the problems of its ecological and economical valuations – Sokolov B N and Yampolskiy A G, USSR
Aspects on the reclamation of cut-away bogs – Stenbeck G, Sweden
Peat-bog converted back to lake by planned harvesting – Pettersson R, Sweden

HEAT PRODUCTION
The formation of emissions from combustion of wood and peat at district heating plants – Vesterinen R and Huotari J, Finland
Peat combustion – Environmental effects and emission limits – Timm B, Sweden
Methods to control emissions from peatfired plants (del at the conferens) – Björner B, Sweden
Residues from peat burning – Disposal and utilization – Hartlén J, Sweden
Technical development in order to obtain satisfactory combustion – Asplund F, Sweden

HEALTH AND SAFETY
Self-heating and self ignition of peat during storage – Lishtvan I I, Gavrilchik A P and Falyushin P L, USSR
Prevention of fires and dust explosions at peat fired power plants – Mutanen K, Finland
Dustfalls in peat production and in utilization of peat – Vesterinen R, Finland
Determination of dust levels during combustion peat production, and of levels of dust and microorganisms at peat burning plants – Jonsson R, Sweden
Health and occupational risks (del. at the conference) – Nordberg G, Sweden

SWEDEN’S PEAT ENERGY PROGRAMME
The National Energy Administration – Contributions and plans for development of peatland – Palmberger B, Sweden
Milled peat production in Sweden since 1980 – some experiences – Westermark N-E, Sweden
From peat to heat, a big Swedish peat project in Härjedalen and Uppsala – Nyström K, Sweden
Peat production studies and peat production monitoring in Sweden 1984 – Hansen R, Sweden
A new Swedish system for all-year round production – Viklund J, Sweden
The Vyrmethane method, in situ gasification of peat/drainage of peat bog with help of mathematical models – Martinell R and Tannenberg D, Sweden
Swedish peat research foundation (SST) – Machinery and methods – Olsson R, Ranta P and Anttila R, Sweden

DISPLAY OF POSTERS
A model of a Milled peat production system – Kavanagh R, Ireland
Analysis of peat and its waste products – Larsson H E, Burman J-O and Ruuth T, Sweden
Characterization of peat, a multivariate approach – Albano C, Johansson E, Persson J-Å, Näslund Å and Röckner C, Sweden
Drainage quality from a sod peat mine, first year – Eger P, Lapakko K, Johnson B, Loiselle A, USA
Emissions from peat burning – Pohjola V and Häsänen E, Finland
Environmental regulations pertaining to the development and utilization of Minnesota’s peat resources – energy production – Haberman K M, USA
Fire prevention and control in connection with production and handling of peat – Michal O, Sweden
Influence of meteorological and soil and nature factors on intensity of milling over peat deposits – Malkov L M, USSR
Peat in New Brunswick, Canada – Exploitation and conservation – a harmonious blend – Daigle J-Y, Canada
Purification of effluents from Wet-carbonization process of peat – Peltola T and Kyllönen H, Finland
Reduction of environmental consequences in space heating by using pellet burning technology – Oravainen H, Finland
Some applications of the use of peat in environmental problems – Nyrönen T and Selin P, Finland
The problems of artificial peat dewatering – Korchunov S S, USSR
Treatability studies on two thermal peat dewatering schemes – Day J, Cocci A, Sheppard J and Guilcher M, Canada
Water balance of swamps in Jamaica – Forsman A, Sweden