Hidden within sphagnum moss, commonly known as peat moss, is an adsorbent material that can help us combat oil spills. A study by researchers from China presents a new bio-based oil adsorbent derived ...

Learn about sphagnum moss uses in gardening and how it differs from peat moss. Sphagnum moss is a dead, dried, organic material sourced from bogs for garden use. Sphagnum moss is different from ...

The Great Patriotic War required a huge strain on Soviet healthcare. There was an acute shortage of bandages for the ...

The sphagnum moss will help to create healthier blanket bog, protect the area’s precious peat and slow the flow of rainwater across the landscape. Once the newly planted sphagnum moss plugs have ...

It costs £25 to plant one square metre of sphagnum moss and create a healthy moor. £70 can build a 1m timber dam. These dams are installed in gullies to stop peat washing down off the moor £200 can ...

Can you help us? Sphagnum moss is a key building block of peat and healthy blanket bog keeps the underlying peat banks safe. Sphagnum traps carbon dioxide and due to its water retention properties it ...