Table 4. Water quality issues associated with peat mining (taken from King, et al., 1980).
 Scales of Development
 Primary
 Environmental Small Moderate Large
 Resource Issue Major Moderate Minor Major Moderate Minor Major Moderate Minor
Discharge Low pH Water X X X
Discharge High BOD/COD X X X
Discharge Nutrients X X X
Discharge Compounds X X X
Discharge Colloidal &
 Settleable Solids X X X


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