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Peat is a renewable source of energy in theory, but not in practice, due to its extraction rate in industrialized countries far exceeding its slow regrowth rate of 1 mm (0.04 in) per year, [16] and as it is also reported that peat regrowth takes place only in 30–40% of peatlands. [17]
Companies still extracting peat in 2023 include Godwins, who were at that time making their compost with around 30% peat, and stating that they intended to make their products entirely peat-free. The Council has stated that all extraction licences are due to expire "by the end of 2042". [12] Peat production in 2023
The goals of peatland restoration in hydrological terms are primarily to improve the quality and regulate the quantity of water. A peatland as an intact ecosystem is a natural water purifier, it filters and stores organic substances, metals or other toxic matter and retains nutrients. [8]
Peat extraction on the Somerset Levels; T. Torfschiffswerft Schlussdorf; Turbary This page was last edited on 16 April 2015, at 11:45 (UTC). Text is available ...
Lignite (derived from Latin lignum meaning 'wood'), often referred to as brown coal, [1] is a soft, brown, combustible sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat.It has a carbon content around 25–35% [1] [2] and is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat content.
Peat extraction in Hiiumaa, September, 2013 Estonia has 165,000 mires (including 20,000 peat bogs), each with an area of one hectare or greater. About 1500 are commercially important and most have thicknesses of three to seven meters, with a maximum of 16.7 meters in the Haanja Heights.
Thorne and Hatfield Moors Re-flooded peat workings on Thorne Moors form part of the Humberhead Peatlands National Nature Reserve The Moors within South Yorkshire Location North-east and east of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England OS grid SE723151 Coordinates 53°38′N 0°55′W / 53.63°N 0.91°W / 53.63; -0.91 Area 8,201 acres (33.19 km 2) Thorne and Hatfield Moors form the ...
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