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In a hundred years will this an open casket viewing of the body
cemetery still be there? or if there is to be an extended time
We think of cemetery lands as being between death and internment. Public
in perpetuity. There are cemeteries health laws may require embalming if
throughout the world that have been the body is going to be transported by
in existence for hundreds of years. air or rail.
How soon after death must an What are burial vaults and grave
individual be buried? liners?
There is no law that states a specific These are the outside containers
time from for burial. Considerations into which the casket is placed.
that will affect timeline include the Burial vaults are designed to protect
need to secure all permits and the casket and may be made of a
authorizations, notification of family variety or combination of materials
and friends, preparation of cemetery including concrete, stainless steel,
site and religious considerations. galvanized steel, copper, bronze,
Public heath laws may have limitations plastic or fiberglass. A grave liner is a
on the maximum length of time allowed lightweight version of a vault which
to pass prior to final disposition. simply keeps the grave surface from
sinking in.
Does a body have to be embalmed
before it is buried?
No. Embalming is a choice which
depends on factors like if there is to be
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