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[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Where does human liquids and body goop go to be disposed of? Just down the drain or what?

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

Down the drain! There's nothing in your body that doesn't already go down the drain. The main chemical used during embalming is formaldehyde dissolved in methanol. Formaldehyde is naturally a gas, so just like CO2 bubbling out of soda, the formaldehyde eventually bubbles out of the methanol. Methanol is actually used during waste water treatment so that's also not a concern.

The only plumbing requirement in my area is that rooms for holding or preparing bodies need to have running water with a back-flow prevention valve.

this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2024
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