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What are the stages of peat?
The bog is drained. The peat is harvested. The peat is transported. The peat is marketed. >They are the 4 stages of peat.
Where can peat be found?
Peat occurs in former bogs and swamps. Ireland is famous for its peat.
Why is peat moss renewable?
First of all it is very easy to get confused with the terms peat and peat moss. They are actually two different entities both found in peat bogs. Peat is the sediment found at the bottom of peat bogs that is mined and burned like a fossil fuel (peat is actually a precursor of coal). Like coal it is considered to be a non-renewable fuel source since it takes so long to accrete (a rate of 1mm per year). Peat moss, on the other hand, is a living plant (such as Sphagnum) that lives at the top of a peat bog. Peat Moss is what is harvested and used to make the soil products you will find at plant stores. It eventually dies and adds to the layers of peat underneath. Unlike peat, peat moss is a renewable resource as much as timber is a renewable resource. When peat moss is harvested from the top of a peat bog, it can take as long as 20 years to grow back to its former size. Because of that peat moss is harvested on a slow cycle similar to forest management cycles and is done leaving the underlying peat undisturbed. Although peat and peat moss are found in the same bogs, they are not normally harvested and mined together. This is because peat is harvested and used as a fuel source in places such as far northern Europe where trees (and wood for burning) is scarce. On the other hand Canada is the primary supplier of peat moss. It has a large boreal forest and no consumer demand for peat as a fuel source.
Is Peat Soil acid or alkaline?
most probably is acid...as we know peat soil contents high of organic materials....organic materials consist of Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen...most of these atom can be found in organic compound known as organic acid for example CH3OOCH3
What is PEAT SOIL and information related to it?
peat soil is soil containing a large amount of peat, it is rich in humus and gives an acid reaction
Does peat contain carbon?
yes, peat does contain carbon
What is the difference between peat and coal?
The difference is the carbon content percentages. Peat is less carbon then coal. Peat is the lowest grade of the fossil plant fuel chain. Coal is a solid. it is mostly carbon. Also it is made from mostly plant materials.
What process causes peat to become coal?
Peat becomes coal after being subjected to pressure from overlying sediments for long periods of time. Water and other organic materials are squeezed out of the peat, leaving mostly carbon. The harder the coal, the higher the carbon content. The water is frozen to erosion and evolve
How much nutrients are in peat moss?
a
How much does peat cost?
10 $
During burial most of the hydrogen and oxygen are expelled from peat to concentrate carbon and form coal?
Yes
During burial is most of hydrogen and oxygen expelled from peat to concentrate carbon and form coal?
True
How do sphagnum mosses contribute to the carbon cycle?
They produce protons, which limit decomposition and CO2 production in peat bogs.
What are the stages of peat?
The bog is drained. The peat is harvested. The peat is transported. The peat is marketed. >They are the 4 stages of peat.
Why is peat shortaned?
I don't believe it is. Peat moss is a growing, living plant. When peat moss dies, it clumps together in a peat bog of water, and over the decades, gets more and more compacted. This product is then called, "Peat". The peat then can be cut into pieces and taken home to use as fuel for the stove or fireplace. This is very handy when there is not much wood around, and coal is too expensive.
Where is the reservoir of water?
Carbon is in all living things, therefore when living things die, the carbon gets recycled back into the environment. The reservoirs of carbon are in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, in fossil fuels, peat, durable organic material, etc.
What is the most valuable coal lignite bituminous peat anthracite?
Anthracite is the highest carbon coal, and therefore the most valuable.
