"Accelerates decomposition": scientists explain why people are buried in coffins
Norwegian scientists have discovered that burial in wooden coffins accelerates the decomposition of bodies.
Researchers have concluded that burial in wooden coffins is the most effective.
Bodies buried in wooden coffins decompose faster than those simply buried in the ground. The details are reported by the publication Moskovsky Komsomolets .
Two studies have shown that without access to oxygen, decomposition of the body is slowed down.
A wooden coffin provides oxygen to the body, which speeds up the decomposition process in the first days of death.
The decomposition process can be stopped at a certain stage if the body is buried directly in the ground.
Many modern people choose cremation. This process makes space easier, but it has its drawbacks.
Cremation requires a lot of energy and careful cleaning of the waste from dirt and metals.
Additionally, ash may clump and not dissolve in the soil, which will not provide long-term benefit to plants.
Unlike cremation, burial in wooden coffins allows the beneficial substances from the human body to return to the earth and support the ecosystem.
