I agree with you, the least a man can do in his death is contribute to the environment.

I also am quite sympathetic to this approach. Some questions however... is there any scientific evaluation of the sanitation related impacts of the burial versus cremation methods? Is there an issue about transmission of diseases through varmin, etc?

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I also am quite sympathetic to this approach. Some questions however... is there any scientific...

Cremation versus burial debate has some interesting arguments on both sides. In some countries, like Japan which faces acute shortage of burial space, Govt. insists on cremation. And yes, burial has been questioned on environmental grounds. Embalming fluids, may contaminate ground water with mercury or arsenic. Even coffins have been regarded as a source of contamination. Another concern is contamination from radioisotopes that entered the body eg from radiation therapy; it is possible that the decay of such corpses could cause environmental pollution.