Claire. Posted April 26, 2017 #1 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Humans alter Earth's chemistry from beyond the grave It's not only in life that humans leave their mark on Nature. In death, our decomposing corpses alter the chemistry of precious soil, scientists warned on Wednesday. Whether our bodies are buried or cremated, they leach iron, zinc, sulphur, calcium and phosphorus into ground that may later be used as farms, forests or parks. They are essential nutrients, but human funerary practices mean they are being concentrated in cemeteries instead of being dispersed evenly throughout nature, according to new research. Read more: Phys.org 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebDandelion Posted April 27, 2017 #2 Share Posted April 27, 2017 7 hours ago, Claire. said: Humans alter Earth's chemistry from beyond the grave It's not only in life that humans leave their mark on Nature. In death, our decomposing corpses alter the chemistry of precious soil, scientists warned on Wednesday. Whether our bodies are buried or cremated, they leach iron, zinc, sulphur, calcium and phosphorus into ground that may later be used as farms, forests or parks. They are essential nutrients, but human funerary practices mean they are being concentrated in cemeteries instead of being dispersed evenly throughout nature, according to new research. Read more: Phys.org Irony, place of death holds fertile soil. .more ironic..Can't farm the fertile soil.. So the land we do farm we spray with man made fertiliser (pun intended) that costs money... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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