A study on physical and morphological characteristics of tropical peat in Sabah

• Main Authors: Nurul Irah Fazirah Sapar, Siti Jahara Matlan, Habib Musa Mohamad, Rohaya Alias, Aniza Ibrahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: IAEME Publication 2020
• Subjects: QH1-(199.5) General Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29047/1/A%20study%20on%20physical%20and%20morphological%20characteristics%20of%20tropical%20peat%20in%20Sabah%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29047/3/A%20study%20on%20physical%20and%20morphological%20characteristics%20of%20tropical%20peat%20in%20Sabah%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/29047/; https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/67302150/IJARET_11_11_051.pdf?1620812216=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DA_STUDY_ON_PHYSICAL_AND_MORPHOLOGICAL_CH.pdf&Expires=1631691877&Signature=dE~Mr30eyWoLwygpBeA7K2fjeXxIXrBO7JFkMmhERFLmSQ2pqXg9O8piGgHuExNLOA9Y8~onUQVoLWVlkyCY5SnWybruyHPP3ipuwSG~8PQdPKvLfHX~ALoCpw8qjHaPme3aZCNXHD7RY7MspcAxTCt0vsoxHnY243LQSjWVt1h-BR6iQJuU72qCOIiRcH4NL8LWebnWK6RIvWIstxu7VTBl~ui~jxpe354nUYCk~TW6sa-AIxU09nuzHDCCJF44sGGjwb1hKqlP-j2gRw-Ju9dTWWkqSfmHpJkr0d3I4CKH2Pv3ueLVHVnq2az0FJ400qWDEVTtqFi5BhgK1S5hHw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA; http://dx.doi.org/10.34218/IJARET.11.11.2020.051
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Peat or highly organic soil is a major problem in infrastructure development of the tropical and coastal regions. Therefore, it is essential to understand the properties of the peat. The purpose of this study was to investigate the properties of different peats that present in Sabah. Peat samples we...