peat dust

He worked with farming, but he also ran a timber merchant business, a sawmill, a mill and a peat dust factory.

Aspergillosis is, in particular, frequent among horticultural workers who inhale peat dust, which can be rich in Aspergillus spores.

As farmers stopped cultivating large areas, the land was overrun by mice and weeds, and peat dust whipped up by winds covered the region.

I’ve sketched some views from the house using ink and peat dust, but the inspiration is more cerebral than tangible; it’s a place to think and take stock.

Churning up clouds of peat dust, the bulldozers have been scooping out earth for a lake that will be the core of a planned area of 1,500 acres of restored wetlands at the heart of the Hula Valley.