Turn Buried Bodies Into Organic Soil – Scientist. “A Swedish scientist investigating the most

environmentally friendly form of burial has found a way of quickly

recycling corpses into soil enricher, the Swedish daily Svenska

Dagbladet reported on Friday.

The new green method, approved by the Church of Sweden, turns

the human body into organic matter in a few weeks compared with

coffin burial, in which the body takes between 50 and 60 years to

decompose.

It was developed by biologist Susanne Wiigh-Masak, who found that

cremation emits poisonous gases with unknown effects, making it even

less eco-friendly than conventional burial.

In the new green method, the body is immersed in a bath of liquid

nitrogen, producing up to 65 pounds of pure organic matter, which is

put into a thin, easily degradable coffin.

This is then buried near the ground surface and enriches the soil in the

same way as autumn leaves.”

“I bequeathed myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love,

If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles….”

– Walt Whitman (Leaves of Grass)