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Aerobic composting done right largely sterilizes the compost pile. It kills most harmful bacteria (and in the case of garden compost, weed seeds) because the p
by dbingham 7y ago
Aerobic composting done right largely sterilizes the compost pile. It kills most harmful bacteria (and in the case of garden compost, weed seeds) because the pile heats to a really high temperature (140F+).
- shawnz 7y agoWhat about prions? Would they be eliminated by this method?
- giarc 7y agoLikely not, however as I posted elsewhere in this thread, those with confirmed or suspected CJD would fall under other public health laws regarding handling of the deceased.
- txru 7y agoPrions aren't eliminated by any of our burial methods anyway. I think the best thing you can hope for is preventing animals from eating contaminated tissue. That wouldn't be an issue with any legal method of human remains disposal.
- somebodythere 7y agoAren't prions eliminated by cremation?
- txru 7y agoAh yeah you're right. I knew they couldn't be destroyed by an autoclave, and I misunderstood what exactly those do. They're only pressure and heat above boiling (120*C).
- Fomite 7y agoNote that cremation produces its own human-health, especially in the form of mercury output from vaporized dental amalgams.