earthplatform.com

Results 1 - 10 from 40 for peat has been removed in 0.357 sec.

Cutover & Cutaway Bogs - Homepage
Ireland. They span 11 counties in the region. The process of peat extraction has ... perfected in the last century. During peat extraction numerous finds of archeological importance have been made which provide insights into our cultural heritage. Once peat removal stops, a variety of ...
www.ipcc.ie

IPCC Bogs & Fens of Ireland Conservation Plan 2005 - Campaign Action
Cutaway Bogs Cutaway bog describes a site where peat has been removed systematically by industrial means. Any peat remaining can no longer be economically removed. Up to 85,000ha of bogland owned by ... of peat has been completed. Table 1: Future Use Options for the Cutover and Cutaway Bogs Future Use Comments Strengths and Weaknesses Forestry Initially very successful in areas of sod-peat cutaway. ...
www.ipcc.ie More from this site

Cutover & Cutaway Bogs -
Cutover & Cutaway Bogs - Cutaway bog describes a site where peat has been removed systematically by industrial means. Any peat remaining can no longer be economically removed. Up to 85,000ha of cutaway bog occurs in the ... describes any site where there is still an economic reserve of peat remaining, usually 1.5m or more. Peat may have been removed by hand or by a variety of machines or by a ...
ipcc.ie

Freshwater Website: Informational Resources and Services (Glossary)
M marsh - A type of wetland that does not accumulate appreciable peat deposits and is dominated by herbaceous vegetation. Marshes may be either fresh water or saltwater ... ) capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances. spoils - Dirt or rock that has been removed from its original location, destroying the composition of the soil in the process, as with ...
www.ec.gc.ca

Restoration Round-up (Do or Die)
A wasteland of concrete and rubble around the block has been "fenced and transformed into... community gardens, with a three-tier orchard ... and the 8 million gallon capacity underground fuel system will have been removed, and the ground decontaminated. The vision is then to ... ex-arable land at Lakenheath Fen (Suffolk), 54 ha on old peat workings at Ham Wall (Somerset), 100 ha at Malltraeth Marsh ...
www.eco-action.org

U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
Impacts of a Carbon-Based Economy The burning of timber, peat, and particularly coal, oil, natural gas, and other fossil fuels has enormous impacts upon the environment. The effects appear in ... and tornadoes and global greenhouse warming, call for prudent action well before every conceivable doubt has been removed, which often comes only with the threat itself. Concepts that are central to the ...
gcrio.org

Gator vs. Others
Once the soil has been treated it is replaced, however, nothing will be able to survive in the soil because along with the contaminants that are removed by the high temperatures, ... uses a non-renewable resource (peat-moss) found only in Canada for the absorption of hydrocarbons. Peat-moss will not remediate unless bacteria are added. Peat-moss has good absorption characteristics however, ...
www.oilgator.com

Expected Results
A total of 261 ha of riverine woodland has been restored, or conditions created in which it will re- ... regeneration and benefit wildflowers and lichens. Exotic, invasive species were removed to prevent their further spread. At Waters Copse, new ... part of the Forest landscape. These valley mires form where peat accumulates under waterlogged conditions. Mires are rich in plant species, ...
www.newforestlife.org.uk

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
Genetically Modified Organisms Species decline Wildlife law Invasive plants Plants and peat Support Plantlife Get involved Discovering wild plants & fungi Plantlife Wales Plantlife Scotland Return ... whose genetic material (either DNA or RNA) has been altered artificially. Typically this means the DNA of an organism is removed, manipulated outside the cell and then reinserted into ...
www.plantlife.org.uk

Cutover & Cutaway Bogs -
On these sites, the wet bog holes from which turf was removed by the cutters, ... cutaway and cutover bogs. It usually develops where there has been mineral soil spread over the peat, perhaps to make access roads for turf ... cutover bogs where the acid peat has been entirely cut away for fuel. This exposes the black, alkaline fen peat that formed in the bog up ...
ipcc.ie