Aquamation: The Green Burial Alternative
In this article we discuss how aquamation works, what makes it different from flame cremation, and why you might consider choosing aquamation for yourself or a loved one.
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Simply put: aquamation, also known as water cremation or alkaline hydrolysis, is a method of disposition. You might be wondering what disposition means. In this case, we’re using it to describe the disposal of a human body after death.
Diving deeper, aquamation uses a mixture of water and salts to dissolve the soft tissue of a body after death. It’s an eco-friendly alternative to traditional cremation that relies on fire and combustion to incinerate soft tissue, and is widely increasing in popularity for its perceived “gentleness.”
In this article we’ll be discussing how aquamation works, what makes it different from flame cremation, and why you might consider choosing aquamation for yourself or a loved one.
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