... On reviewing the literature on peat classification, it becomes evident that most of the existing classification systems are based on the use of peats and organic soils as a growing medium in horticulture, agriculture, and forestry, or as a horticultural additive (peat moss), or as a fuel. One...

... peat and have also been used successfully in soft-to-almost-fluid organic diatomaceous soils. sampling peat organic soils laboratory testing disturbance trimming equipment Arvid O. Landva,^ Peter E. Pheeney, and Donald E. Mersereau Undisturbed Sampling of Peat REFERENCE: Landva, A. O...