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Promession essentially is freezing the body in liquid nitrogen so it become brittle enough to grind down into a white powder which is than dried to remove the rest of the moisture from the remains, at this time all impurities (metals, mercury, surgical implants) are siphoned out through a filter. Once this is done the powder is placed in a biodegradable casket and buried in a shallow grave. In a years time the powder will be ready to be used as a fertilizer. It is encouraged that relatives plant a tree as the powder will provide excellent nutrients.
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Resomation is similar to Promession, this process is water based and returns the body back to its natural elements.Firs the body is submerged in a mixture of water and calcium hydroxide and boiled at a high temperature for 3 hours. This process dissolves the body and the outcome is a green liquid or a white powder, depends on what will be done with it afterwards which has no trace that it was once human, even DNA is stripped through this process. In its liquid stage it can be dumped into the waste water system, or if relatives wish to have it as a powder can be used to fertilize a tree.
These two disposal process are two of the newer ways to conduct an eco friendly burial. However, there are many who oppose these practices because some see it as stripping away the persons spirit, it denies them and there living relatives a sense that although the person is dead they still remain human. I understand that green liquid is not going to be a comforting thought to those who mourn you, but I suppose an individual is allowed to go in whatever way they choose, as long as it is legal.
