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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.
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
What is the texture of peat?
Peat is usually brown to black with visible plant matter and a damp, earthy, crumbly texture.
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.
What is the Hebrew word for peat?
Peat or Peat Moss = kavúl (כבול)
Is peat moss the same as peat?
No, peat moss is a growing, living plant, when peat moss dies and given the right conditions it will eventually become peat.
What has the author T H Leavitt written?
T. H. Leavitt has written: 'Facts about peat as an article of fuel' -- subject(s): Peat 'Facts about peat, peat fuel and peat coke' -- subject(s): Peat
Where can peat be found?
Peat occurs in former bogs and swamps. Ireland is famous for its peat.
What is the birth name of Scott Peat?
Scott Peat's birth name is Scott A. Peat.
Whant is a peat?
Peat is rotted vegetation.
What is Ireland's famous fuel?
Peat, from the Irish peat bogs. (Peat is decayed organic material). In Ireland people call it turf.
Why is peat endangered?
Peat isn't endangered. Peat is just a company who tries to save endangered animals.
Why is Peat important?
Peat is important because people dig peat out of the ground to use it for heating their homes and cooking good food. Although peat produces a lot of smoke and pollutants when you burn it, it is also very helpful. Peat is found in Russia Ukraine, and Great Britain. Peat is used all around the world, in fact. Peat is the first stage in coal formation. If peat did not was not real, then there would be no coal. That is why peat is important.
Does peat sink or float?
Peat does float in water
What is Peat called in Northern Ireland?
Peat or turf
