Environmental Basic Info
Embalming Fluid Effects - Used to Preserve Bodies
- Consists of a Chemical Cocktail of the following;
- formaldehyde
- A potential human carcinogen and can be lethal
- phenol
- methanol
- glycerin
- formaldehyde
- This effects the environment on many levels as is toxic and can cause major health issues to all organisms
Deforestation Effects - Cutting of Trees
- Climate Change
- Desertification
- Soil Erosion
- Fewer Crops
- Flooding
- Increased Greenhouse Gases
- Problems for Indigenous People
Cremation Effects
- About 540 Pounds of Carbon Dioxide created per Body Cremated please see cremation for more information on this issue.