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In Maryland, there’s now a greener way to handle dead bodies
Dana Munro, Special to The Washington Post.
In Maryland, there’s now a greener way to handle dead bodies
I read until I found out how the liquid was disposed of. Sometimes tooth fragments are left during cremation, those are ground up and put with the ashes. I wonder how teeth fragments are dealt with in this process.
Pat Boyle, a pollution control program administrator at the department, explained that a basic solution is used to dissolve the bodies. The solution is high on the pH scale, which means it could corrode the pipes. Brown would need to include an acidic additive into the solution to ensure the pipes would be protected.
Once the discharge made its way to through the pipes, the wastewater treatment plant would take care of the filtration and send it back out into the lakes and rivers.
Dana Munro, Special to The Washington Post.
In Maryland, there’s now a greener way to handle dead bodies
I read until I found out how the liquid was disposed of. Sometimes tooth fragments are left during cremation, those are ground up and put with the ashes. I wonder how teeth fragments are dealt with in this process.
Pat Boyle, a pollution control program administrator at the department, explained that a basic solution is used to dissolve the bodies. The solution is high on the pH scale, which means it could corrode the pipes. Brown would need to include an acidic additive into the solution to ensure the pipes would be protected.
Once the discharge made its way to through the pipes, the wastewater treatment plant would take care of the filtration and send it back out into the lakes and rivers.
