Episode 37: Cremated Remains and What to Do With Them

Death, et seq. by Tanya D. Marsh

Feb 23, 202600:50:22Science & Medicine

In this episode, third year Wake Forest Law student Connor Crotty compares the processes of cremation and alkaline hydrolysis (water cremation), discusses the chemical composition of cremated remains, and describes a num...

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