[Greenbuilding] Green Death and Water Quality

[Chris Boyd]

Actually, the corpses don't float up, the (sealed) coffins will work
their way up due to the air trapped inside.

On another note, Jews have been using "green" burial practices for over
4000 years as embalming is forbidden by our faith.

If you are looking for a chemical free resting place, look for a spot
near your local Jewish cemetery. 

Chris Boyd
Project Planner & Estimator
 
Taggart Construction, Inc.
BUILDING GREEN SINCE 1994
 
cboyd at tagcon.com
207/ 865-2281 x2
 
www.tagcon.com
 

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Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 09:34:38 -0500
From: "Lawrence Lile" <LLile at projsolco.com>
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] [BULK]   Green Death and Water Quality
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In the New Orleans graveyards, all corpses are put in crypts
aboveground, because the corpse buried underground will float up when
the ground gets saturated.  A creepy hand pokes out of the dark,
steaming muck,....  The stuff of horror movies!  If you've got a lot of
wetlands, you have the same situation.  

--Lawrence