AUTOMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING IN A PEAT PRODUCTION AREA IN NORTHERN FINLAND

摘要

An automatic environmental monitoring station was established in the Jarvineva peat production area in northern Finland in 2002 to provide automatic records of water quality (pH, suspended solids and conductivity), water flow and some meteorological parameters. The water quality measurements show that the pH remains quite stable all year round, whereas there are significant changes in conductivity and especially in suspended solids even within 12 hr. The system performed well except for some problems with freezing.