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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 derived from living things?
Peat is derived from partially decayed plants and other organic material. It is made from living and formerly living things. The main use of peat is as a fuel source.
What is the least common type of soil in the US?
peat
What is dried vegetation used for fuel?
Peat. It is dug up, Chopped into blocks, and dried so it can be burned to make fuel.
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
Can peat be used for fuel?
Yes, but peat isn't a sustainable fuel, so it is not advisable to use it.
How is peat used?
peat is cut from large beds and burned as fuel.
What is the name for very old decayed plant material burned as fuel?
Peat is old decayed plant material burned as fuel.
What is Ireland's famous fuel?
Peat, from the Irish peat bogs. (Peat is decayed organic material). In Ireland people call it turf.
What is bog fuel?
Probably peat
What are plants used as as a source of fuel?
peat
What is Ireland most famous fuel?
Peat
What fossil fuel is spongy brown?
It is peat.
What do you call fuel taken from bogs?
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.
What natural resource do Ireland for fuel?
Peat is a natural fuel resource of Ireland.
