Last updated: 17 august, 2010 - 15:50 GMT
'Liquid cremation': a low-energy way of dealing with dead bodies
'Aquamation' achieves the same result as cremation, but uses 5-10% of the energy
A new water-based technique for dealing with dead bodies has been developed in Australia.
'Aquamation' uses the chemical process of alkaline hydrolysis – the natural way in which a body decomposes if buried without a coffin in the soil, or placed in a flowing stream of water.
Dan Damon spoke to John Humphries, the chief executive of Aquamation Industries.
He began by talking about cremation, the process he hopes it will replace.
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First broadcast 16 August 2010
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