Thickness, Distribution and Quality Assessment of Gopalganj-Madaripur Peat Deposits: A Case Study of Potential Economic Opportunities in Mid-Eastern Low-Lying Bangladesh
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48959#.VJjgOcCAM4 Author(s) Mrinmoy Kumar Maitra , Md. Ashraful Islam , Md. Al Mamun Affiliation(s) Department of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand . Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh . Padma Mining & Energy Corporation Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh . ABSTRACT The present research work illustrates the extent, distribution and a generalized quality assessment of southern low-lying peat deposits in Madaripur and part of Gopalganj district that covers approximately 17,000 hectare areas. Based on the survey of 800 boreholes, drilled in this region at different times by...