The Cemetery Research Group runs two events a year: in May and in November. Follow the links and send in an abstract
Environmental impacts: Water pollution
Chiapelli, J. & Chiapelli, T. 2008
‘Drinking grandma: the problem of embalming’, Journal of Environmental Health, 71, 24-28.
Dent, B. & Knight, M. 1998
‘Cemeteries: a special kind of landfill. The context of their sustainable management’, Conference of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, Melbourne, 451-456.
Dippenaar, M. 2014
‘Towards a multi-faceted Vadose Zone Assessment Protocol: cemetery guidelines and application to a burial site located near a seasonal wetland (Pretoria, South Africa)’, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 73:4, 1105-1115.
Flores Gómez, G., Crisanto-Perrazo, T., Toulkeridis, T. & 6 others 2022
‘Proposal of an initial environmental management and land use for critical cemeteries in Central Ecuador’, Sustainability 14:3, 1577.
Gonçalves, V., Albuquerque, A., Carvalho, P. & 2 others 2023
‘Groundwater vulnerability assessment to cemeteries pollution through GIS-Based DRASTIC index’, Water, 15:4, 812.
Idehen, O. 2019
‘The impact of typical cemetery on groundwater using both geophysical techniques and physicochemical analyses of water in South-South, Nigeria’, International Journal of Applied Science, 2:2, 12-21.
Jonker, C. & Olivier, J. 2012
‘Mineral contamination from cemetery soils: case study of Zandfontein Cemetery, South Africa’, International Journal Environmental Research and Public Health, 9, 511-520.
Kim, K., Hall, M., Hart, A. & Pollard, S. 2008
‘A survey of green burial sites in England and Wales and an assessment of the feasibility of a groundwater vulnerability tool’, Environmental Technology, 29: 1-12.
Konefes, J. & McGee, M. 1992
‘Old cemeteries, arsenic and health safety’, Cultural Resource Management, 19-10, 15-18.
Lee, K-H., Huang, C., Chuang, S. & 3 others 2018
‘Do cemeteries emit drugs? A case study from southern Germany’, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25:6, 5393-400.
Nguyen, T. & Nguyen, L. 2018
‘Groundwater pollution by longstanding cemetery and solutions for urban cemetery planning in Ho Chi Minh City – from reality to solutions’, MATEC Web of Conferences, 193, 02008.
Oliveira, B., Quinteiro, P., Caetano, C. & 4 others 2012
‘Burial grounds’ impact on groundwater and public health’, Water and Environment Journal, 27, 99-106.
Pacheco, A., Mendes, J., Martins, T. & 2 others 1991
‘Cemeteries – a potential risk to groundwater’, Water Science Technology, 24, 97–104.
Spongberg, A. & Becks, P. 2000
‘Inorganic soil contamination from cemetery leachate’, Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 117:1-4, 313-327.
Spongberg, A. & Becks, P. 2000
‘Organic contamination in soils associated with cemeteries’, Journal of Soil Contamination, 9:2, 87-99.
Vélez, S., Monsalve, T., Quiroz, M. & 4 others 2019
‘The study of necrocols and cemetery soils’, Dyna, 86:211, 337-345.
Zychowski, J. 2015
‘Impact of cemeteries on groundwater contamination by bacteria and viruses – a review’, Journal of Water and Health, 13:2, 285-301.
Zychowski, J. 2005
‘Influence of a mass grave on the content of selected bacteria and compounds organic in ground water’, Przegląd Geologiczny, 53:11, 1079.
Żychowski, J. & Bryndal, T. 2015
‘Impact of cemeteries on groundwater contamination by bacteria and viruses – a review’, Journal of Water Health, 13:2, 285-301.
