Burying someone involve a plot of solid ground , a finite resource . Cremation produces atomic number 6 dioxide and other toxic chemicals , which is not ideal for the environs . The green way to go ? ostensibly aquamation , which is like cremation but with water .
Aquamation is a 4 - hour summons in which a stiff is placed into a steel container with K and weewee added . The water supply is then heated to 93 ° C ( 199 ° F ) , which is apparently the most efficient temperature to decompose flesh and variety meat . The bone are leftover but that happens in cremation too . The benefit of Aquamation is that it uses 10 % of the energy of cremation with none of the toxic side effect . It also preserve stilted implant ( like hip replacements ) for possible re - exercise .
It seems like a pretty thoughtful , and almost peaceful , way to go out . I ’d count it but think I still favour either going six feet under or chilling in a deep-freeze . [ New Scientist ]
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