Burial grounds' impact on groundwater and public health: an overview
Burial grounds' impact on groundwater and public health: an overview
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1747-6593.2012.00330.x
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发表时间：
2013-03-01
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2
通讯作者：
Matias, Manuel Senos
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作者：
Oliveira, Bruna;Quinteiro, Paula;Matias, Manuel Senos
处理尸体最常见的做法是埋在土壤中，这有利于与周围环境的相互作用，并使营养物质返回生命周期。然而，如果墓地所在的水文地质、地质和气候条件不利于这一过程，土壤和地下水可能会受到污染，分解可能会受到抑制，从而导致社会、经济和政治问题。在评估墓地污染可能性时，最关键的参数是埋葬深度、地质构造、地下水位深度、埋葬密度、土壤类型和气候。鉴于此，本文概述了墓地可能构成的潜在威胁，分析和讨论了造成环境影响和公共健康风险的主要变量的影响。
The most common practice for disposal of dead bodies is inhumation in soil, which favours interactions with the surrounding environment and returns nutrients to the life cycle. However, when the burial ground is located where hydrogeological, geological and climatic conditions are not favourable to the process, contamination of soils and groundwater may occur, and decomposition may be inhibited, leading to social, economic and political problems. The most critical parameters when assessing the pollution potential of a burial ground are inhumation depth, geological formation, depth of the water table, density of inhumations, soil type and climate. Considering that, this paper presents an overview of the potential threat that cemeteries can pose, analysing and discussing the influence of the main variables causing environmental impacts and public health risks.