Application of Regression Equations to the Calculation
of the Elemental and Group Composition
of Peats from Western Siberia
S. G. Maslova,* and L. I. Inishevab,**
a National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, 634050 Russia
b Tomsk State Pedagogical University, Tomsk, 634061 Russia
Correspondence to: *e-mail: maslovsg@tpu.ru
Correspondence to: **e-mail: inisheva@mail.ru
Received 24 September, 2019
Abstract—The applicability of regression equations obtained for peats from the European territory of Russia and Belarus to the conditions of Western Siberia was tested. Calculations showed that these equations can be used for the determination of the carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen contents and the group composition of the organic matter of peat (bitumen, water-soluble and hydrolyzable substances, cellulose, and nonhydrolyzable residue).
Keywords: peat, Western Siberia, equations, elemental and group composition
DOI: 10.3103/S0361521920030088