About the twentieth day a disgust of the water is generally experienced, which is an indication that the saturation point has been obtained.
"The South of France--East Half"
Charles Bertram Black
Warm air will hold more than cold, and at any temperature air may be near saturation, i.
"An Introduction to Chemical Science"
R.P. Williams
saturation with water also has the effect to maintain the decaying matters at a low temperature, and by these two causes in combination, the process of decay is made to proceed with great slowness, and the solid products of such slow decay, are compounds that themselves resist decay, and hence they accumulate.
"Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel"
Samuel William Johnson