%0 Research Notes %T Leaching of nutrients from a peatland area after fertilizer application on snow %A Ahti, Erkki %A Paarlahti, Kimmo %D 1988 %J Suo - Mires and peat %V 39 %N 1-2 %U http://suo.fi/article/9639 %X Runoff from 16 artificial minibasins was sampled after fertilizer application before snowmelt in March and after it in May. Extremely high concentrations of phosphorus, potassium and ammonium were observed during the snowmelt period in April. Key words: fertilization, leaching, peatland, phosphorus