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peat An organic soil or deposit; in Britain, a soil with an organic
soil horizon at least 40 cm thick. Peat formation occurs when decomposition is slow owing to
anaerobic conditions associated with waterlogging. Decomposition of cellulose and hemicellulose is particularly slow for
Sphagnum plants, which are characteristic of such sites, and hence among the principal peatforming plants. Fen and bog peats differ considerably. In fen peats the presence of calcium in the groundwater neutralizes acidity, often leading to the disappearance of plant structure, giving a black, structureless peat. Bog peats, formed in much more acidic waters, vary according to the main plants involved. Species identification of constituents (including animals as well as plants) remains possible after long periods. Recent bog-moss (
Sphagnum) peat is light in colour, with the structure of the mosses perfectly preserved.
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Profiting from PEAT; Minnesota companies hope to grow their business, restore the bog lands.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 9/29/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...in northeastern Minnesota. A fledgling peat industry hopes to expand the market for...back in the 1980s, when he was buying peat for the shrubs and trees at the nursery...Canada, and I was living in the middle of a peat bog," said Ogren, a health-care industry...
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Does peat moss have a place in the ecological garden?(Ask Natural Life: Answers to reader questions about sustainable, healthy living)
Magazine article from: Natural Life; 11/1/2007; 700+ words
; Q: For many years, bales of peat moss have been on my list of garden supplies...this year, a friend suggested to me that peat is not a sustainable resource and that...So now I'm beginning to wonder: Does peat moss have a place in the ecological garden...
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Peat moss? Yes, peat moss: it cleans up spills. (oil spills)
Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily; 7/23/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...to use in one fashion or another. Now peat moss is soaking up spilled oil. It is...product with some surprising advantages. Peat bogs in Canada are the sources of a product...wave-tossed waters off the coast. But peat moss can be used for smaller and more controllable...
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Gardening: Peat-based compost tops in survey.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 2/3/2001; 700+ words
; ...are less fussy. Both were successful in all the peat-based composts, but the busy lizzies struggled in the peat-frees and reduced-peats. The petunias also did poorly in most of the peat-free composts. Gardening Which? concludes...
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Peat Resources Limited At International Peat Conference
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 6/21/2006; 594 words
; ...CCNMatthews - June 21, 2006) - Peat Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE:PET...represented at an international conference on peat held on May 29 - June 2, 2006, in Belarus...approaches and technologies for the use of peat in energy and chemical applications. The...
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Peat Resources Limited-Summer 2009 Update.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 8/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...18, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Peat Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE:PET...made on several fronts with respect to its peat fuel pellet developments. The Company...Newfoundland) is performing well. A supply of peat fuel pellets is being made available for...
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Peat: a fuel with a future.
Magazine article from: Energy Report; 4/1/1995; 700+ words
; Finland's modern peat industry, now in its third decade, is...a position of strength. The demand for peat fuel is increasing, with new customers...its use. A decision to construct a new peat-fired 150MWe power plant at Pudasjarvi...
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PEAT MARWICK SETTLES 2 PENN SQUARE BANK SUITS / SEEKING $54.9 MILLION DAMAGES FROM BANK AUDIT
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 7/24/1986; ; 700+ words
; Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. has reached agreements...Michigan National Bank of Lansing, Mich., and Peat Marwick confirmed the agreements but would...Credit Union suit was filed in 1984 against Peat Marwick and others, and sought $3.95 million...
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Peat names auditor as top consultant. (William Simon, KPMG Peat Marwick)
Magazine article from: Accounting Today; 9/9/1991; ; 700+ words
; Peat Names Auditor As Top Consultant NEW YORK...seventh largest consulting practice, KPMG Peat Marwick has named its partner in charge of...Gannon, also 53, whose 10-month tenure as Peat's top consultant ended in August. no successor...
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Peat Moss Works Miracles in Meager Soil
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/21/1992; ; 666 words
; `Peat moss is the best soil conditioner available," says Gerry Hood...fertilizer." Hood is a no johnny-come-lately to the world of peat moss. For 25 years he was a peat "farmer," harvesting and selling peat in Alberta, Canada...
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Peat Bogs
Book article from: Plant Sciences
Peat Bogs A peat bog is a type of wetland whose soft, spongy ground is composed largely of living and decaying Sphagnum moss. Decayed, compacted moss is known as peat, which can be harvested to use for fuel or as a soil additive. Peat bogs...
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peat
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
...and hence are among the principal peat-forming plants. Fen and bog peats differ considerably. In fen peats the presence of calcium in the ground...structure, giving a black, structureless peat. Bog peats, formed in much more acidic waters...
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peat-borer
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
...sample in more consolidated peats. The principal alternatives...particularly good for loose peats, and the Russian borer, which...easier removal of the complete peat core than is possible with the...difficult to use in compacted peats since it has no screw auger...
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peat moss
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
peat moss • n. 1. a large absorbent moss (genus Sphagnum , family...dense masses on boggy ground, where the lower parts decay slowly to form peat deposits. Peat moss is widely used in horticulture, esp. for packing plants and for...
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ombrogenous peat
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
ombrogenous peat ( ombrogenous bog ) A peat-forming vegetation community lying above ground water level: it is separated from the ground flora and the mineral soil , and is thus dependent on rain water for mineral nutrients. The resulting lack...
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