“…It shows that the peat water had a neutral pH, similar to previous reports where the pH value on surface water ranged from 5.0-8.1 [31]. The high NOM content was indicated by the DOC values [39,40], the absorbance value of UV 254 , which are high compared with the results obtained by Kang and Choo [41] and Jeong et al [42] of UV 254 < 0.1 cm −1 for surface water. However, compared with the results obtained elsewhere Herwati, Mahmud, and Abdi [30], Mahmud, Abdi, and Mu'min [31], Saputra [37], Aisyahwalsiah [39] showed the UV 254 absorbance of the peat water samples was relatively low.…”