The environmental issue involving cemeteries in Brazil
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Cemeteries, Contamination, CONAMA 335/2003Abstract
The theme is a recent and little discussed in contemporary society, the environmental issue involving the burial of human bodies being the subject of many studies aimed at identifying sources of contamination caused by them. This work aims to address all issues involving cemeteries, still unknown to many people but of paramount importance for public health. Since the local necropolis burial of corpses, there are risks contamination of soil, air and water resources by necrochorume and putrefaction gases originated, if the means of burial or the area is not suitable for this purpose. Only after the approval of CONANA Resolution 335/2003 this issue began to receive the necessary attention. There are several types of cemeteries, and the most common traditional, parks or gardens where the body is in direct contact with the ground , vertical , those with better efficiency in terms of environment and health of the surrounding population , and the culture of the people determinant for the choice of the same factord.
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