Decomposing bodies can leach tricky materials into our ecosystem. Throw a deadly pandemic and rapid urbanization, and that's a big problem.
devastating pandemic, and you’ve got an even bigger problem
Both Goncalves and Neckel agree that installing efficient drainage systems under existing graves would go a long way in making them environmentally compliant. “The short-term solution is to evaluate the conditions of cemetery facilities before burying bodies during this pandemic,” Goncalves says.
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