It is not a secret that cremation has become one of the most popular
funeral options in recent years. Families are looking for alternatives to traditional burial and cremation, which can be expensive or inconvenient depending on location. Water-based cremations, also known as resomation, offer an alternative option with many benefits. Resomation uses water instead of flames to reduce the body into bone fragments and soluble organic matter.
The water cremation process was developed in the United States in the late 1990s. The Cremation Association of North America describes the process as "a water-based dissolution process for human remains that uses alkaline chemicals, heat, and sometimes agitation and-or pressure, to accelerate natural decomposition."
Compared with
traditional cremation, this process uses less energy and releases no carbon and no matter into the atmosphere. Not all regions have made the legislative changes required for funeral homes to offer this service to families and the equipment costs are more than a conventional retort. Both factors currently reduce the availability of resomation cremation services.
