Editing Peat (section)

=== Drinking water ===
Peatland can also be an essential source of [[drinking water]], providing nearly 4% of all potable water stored in [[reservoir]]s. In the UK, 43% of the population receives drinking water sourced from peatlands, with the number climbing to 68% in Ireland. Catchments containing peatlands are the main source of water for large cities, including Dublin.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Xu |first1=Jiren |last2=Morris |first2=Paul J. |last3=Liu |first3=Junguo |last4=Holden |first4=Joseph |date=2018 |title=Hotspots of peatland-derived potable water use identified by global analysis |url=http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/129766/12/Hotspots%20of%20peatland-derived%20potable%20water%20-%20Figures%20and%20tables.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427175642/http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/129766/12/Hotspots%20of%20peatland-derived%20potable%20water%20-%20Figures%20and%20tables.pdf |archive-date=2019-04-27 |url-status=live |journal=Nature Sustainability |language=en |volume=1 |issue=5 |pages=246–253 |doi=10.1038/s41893-018-0064-6 |bibcode=2018NatSu...1..246X |issn=2398-9629 |s2cid=134230602}}</ref>[[File:Shovel-Falklands.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Falkland Islanders]] shovelling peat in the 1950s]]