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Otto C. Kopp
Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Peat: A Natural Source for Dermatocosmetics and Dermatotherapeutics. | Nov 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Nature Communications - Tropical peat composition may provide a negative feedback on fire occurrence and severity. | Sep 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Nature Communications - Tropical peat composition may provide a negative feedback on fire occurrence and severity. | Sep 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Peat: A Natural Source for Dermatocosmetics and Dermatotherapeutics. | Feb 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Peat. | Sep 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Peatland Society - Liquid biofuels, new opportunity for peat. | Jul 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Energy Education - Peat. | Jul 13, 2022 | ||
| Added information about its importance as a carbon sink. | Mar 30, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 21, 2018 | ||
| Added information on its greenhouse gas emissions and its uses. | Nov 21, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Peatland Society - What is Peat? | Mar 06, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Education - Peat: The Forgotten Fossil Fuel. | Mar 11, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Energy use of Peat. | Mar 11, 2016 | ||
| Added video. | Apr 03, 2015 | ||
| Text added noting top-producing countries of peat. | Sep 05, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: Peatland Wildlife - History and Uses of Peat. | Mar 20, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Banglapedia - Peat. | Mar 19, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 17, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 08, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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