water cremation
Americannoun
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From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
Alkaline hydrolysis, also known as water cremation, is a natural method of decomposition that uses water to cremate the body.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2023
Resomation, a British manufacturer of machinery used in water cremation, estimates that substituting aquamation for fire-based cremation cuts a funeral’s greenhouse gas emissions by 35%.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2022
“If every Californian who died in one year used water cremation, it would amount to 64 million gallons of water in that year,” he says.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 7, 2017
State laws vary: In the last few years, several have legalized alkaline hydrolysis, sometimes known as water cremation, in which bodies are dissolved in a heated mix of water and lye.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2015
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