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No, it is found at the surface of a bog:) Hope this helped:)
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What is peat soil and where it is found?
Peat is a soil which derives from decaying vegetable matter in bogs or swamps. It can be found especially where there was formerly a bog which has since dried up.
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 dried after being cut from the bog?
Peat is used as a fuel but it comes from the wet environment of a bog. It helps if a fuel that you are trying to burn is not wet.
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 a type of fossil fuel?
No, it is not a fossil. It is however the first stage of producing a fossil fuel. Peat is thick vegetation that has died and built up in layers in a wet environment which doesn't decay normally (aerobic decay) because of a lack of oxygen in the layers. Anaerobic decay, or a very slow process of composting, occurs in a peat bog which eventually becomes a coal deposit, over hundreds of thousands or millions of years. Instead of creating carbon dioxide, like aerobic bacteria, and fungi produce in normal decay, Anaerobic bacteria produce methane gas as they break down the peat. This produces lignite or brown coal, which as it ages and the lignite compacts eventually, giving up moisture and nitrogen, become progressively harder and darker coals.
Where was the tollund found?
in a peat bog in Denmark
Where was the tollund man found?
in a peat bog in Denmark
When was Peat Bog Soldiers created?
Peat Bog Soldiers was created in 1933.
What is a layer of dead mosses compressed at the bottom of a bog called?
Peat moss, excavated, dried and sold at your local home improvement store
What is peat soil and where it is found?
Peat is a soil which derives from decaying vegetable matter in bogs or swamps. It can be found especially where there was formerly a bog which has since dried up.
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 have peat bog mummies been found?
Peat bog mummies have been found in various countries, including Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, and other parts of northern Europe. Notable examples include the Tollund Man and Grauballe Man in Denmark, and the Clonycavan Man and Old Croghan Man in Ireland.
What is the name for very old decayed plant material burned as fuel?
Peat is old decayed plant material burned as fuel.
What is bog fuel?
Probably peat
What is a peat bog?
A peat bog is a type of wetland characterized by the accumulation of peat, which is made up of decayed organic matter like dead plants. Peat bogs are important for storing carbon, regulating water flow, and providing habitat for unique plant and animal species. They are found in cool, damp climates around the world.
Where was the lindow man found?
The Lindow Man, a well-preserved bog body, was discovered in Lindow Moss near Wilmslow in Cheshire, England in 1984. The body has been dated to the late 1st century AD and is an important archaeological find shedding light on Iron Age practices.
What is a wetland of soft spongy ground consisting chiefly of partly decayed plant matter called peat?
This type of swamp is normally called a peat bog.
