When a person with silicon breast implants dies, and they are buried, do their fake boobs just stay in the ground. And also, If a person is cremated, do they have to remove them do to air pollution concerns.
If a person does have fake boobs, shouldn't they be removed at the funeral home and be disposed of as industrial waste?
2007-07-29 07:46:41 · 10 answers · asked by pythagoras 2 in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
I was just curious btw, and no i don't have better things to think about, i thought it was a fairly legitimate concern. I have a very active mind and I always think about these sorts of things. I apologize if I offended anyone. Thanks for all the serious answers though.
2007-07-30 05:12:50 · update #1
They are buried with the deceased and will be the only thing left of the person.lol...later archeologist wont have to work to hard to determine the sex of the person. But, they are removed for cremation along with pacemackers and any foreign objects in the body so as to not damage the ovens.
2007-07-29 07:56:58 · answer #1 · answered by spider 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
my thoughts on that are that things like watches, rings, hearing aids, etc. are removed from the corpse before it goes into the casket, I would think any implants would be removed as well.
When a nurse or cna works with living people and syringes or anything that comes in contact with fluids is encountered then it those things are put into a plastic bag and the EPA takes care of its disposal, so I assume a pathologist would do the same with the implants.
2007-07-29 09:17:43 · answer #2 · answered by sophieb 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They stay exactly where they are unless the person was autopsied. They pose absolutely no risk what-so-ever (most are saline and not sicilone, anyways). There would be no reason to remove them before cremation, that is unneccessary mutilation of the body. If you come with implants, you leave with implants.
2007-07-29 09:37:51 · answer #3 · answered by Reagan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-01 01:58:34 · answer #4 · answered by Johnny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The preservatives that funeral homes put in bodies are a greater source of pollution to the environment than the silicone sealed in plastic sacks.
Lead lined coffins are an additional source of pollutants in graveyards as it will leach into the groundwater with the formaldehydes and other chemicals.
When purchasing property near or next to a graveyard, you would want to check the groundwater for various chemicals and metals.
2007-07-29 09:30:19 · answer #5 · answered by Christmas Light Guy 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Are you looking for some on the black market?? Are these for you or a friend. What size. I agree with the first answer you got for this question.
2007-07-29 13:44:24 · answer #6 · answered by K M 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You seem to have far too much spare time on your hands to think of a macabre question like this.
Maybe you could get a job at a mortuary and find out.
2007-07-29 14:09:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
The first guy sounds like he knows what he's talking about. but it is a very interesting question. not the usual boring stuff!!
2007-07-29 09:00:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
They are taken out before burial so that they can be re-used
recycling!
2007-07-29 08:43:49 · answer #9 · answered by James S 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Don't you have better things to think about? This is a very silly question!!
2007-07-29 07:56:35 · answer #10 · answered by hj55f 3 · 2⤊ 7⤋