If you're dedicated to living green from recycling to conserving, you might be interested in the idea of staying green even after death. Apparently, a normal burial process isn't so environmental friendly as a human body contains tons of chemicals that contributes to pollution after the person dies. Using cremation as an example from the article, Helen Knight from New Scientist states, "...a typical cremation requires fuel to get the heat to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit...can result in about 330 pounds (150 kilos) of CO2 emissions", and it still gets worse, "Dental fillings that go through the process can even cause mercury to be released in the exhaust gases." There more environmental friendly alternatives such as the resomation process, which is the quicker version of the natural process underground, but produces bright, white ashes, is less expensive and produces much less CO2. However, this process has only been used on dead animals and is not widely available for deceased humans yet. It is legal only in Minnesota and Florida, and California is passing a bill to make it legal there as well. Another process, cryogenic cremation, is mentioned as well, and this process does not involve emission of any chemicals.
This article relates to science concept, because scientists have came up with new ways to make the burial process more eco-friendly. Although they are not legal everywhere yet, people will soon have the choice to stay green even after death. Hopefully, these new options will soon be widely available to anyone as it much more environmental friendly than natural burial processes.
We should care for this matter because this might be something we all have to consider one day. For those who are very much dedicated to living green, they would probably love this idea of helping the Earth till the last moments that they remain. It is also important to know how much pollution and harm we can do to the Earth even after we're gone, because Earth is our home and we want to preserve it as a safe place for future generations also.
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