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Volume 8, Issue 6 (Suppl)
J Bioremediat Biodegrad, an open access journal
ISSN:2155-6199
Biopolymers & Bioplastics 2017
October 19-20, 2017
October 19-20, 2017 San Francisco, USA
7
th
International Conference and Exhibition on
Biopolymers and Bioplastics
Soil contamination caused by necroslurry polymer
Camila A F M Souza
1
, Juliana S. M. Guedes
2
, Maria Alzira P. Dinis
2
and
Barbara L. Rosa
1
1
FUMEC University, Brazil
2
University Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
A
n organic compound named necroslurry is yielded from human body decomposition. It is one of the main contaminants present
in horizontal cemeteries. This compound is highly toxic to humans, and can spread diseases through its contact with insects and
water, because it has the ability to percolate the soil carried by water. Necroslurry is mainly composed by cadaverine (C
5
H
14
N
2
), and it
is a liquid of high viscosity due to the internal chemical reactions that produce polymers, which makes it difficult to be transported and
removed from soil and groundwater. Considering the complexity to recover a soil that is already contaminated with these polymers,
it is necessary to enhance technologies that favor gas exchange during decomposition. Taking into account the polymerization of
necroslurry, it is required to carry and treat it in the gas phase. In Brazil, a technology associated with vertical cemeteries has been
developed, which provides the gas exchange controlling humidity levels, temperature and pressure, preventing the formation and
percolation of polymers intp the environment. Consequently, this procedure will avoid the contamination caused by necroslurry.
Biography
Camila Alda Farhat Magalhães Souza holds a degree in Psychology at
Universidade FUMEC
. Specialist in Afro-Brazilian History and Culture from
UNIANDRADE
,
2
nd
Lieutenant of the Brazilian Air Force, Psychologist. Currently, works as a clinical psychologist, researcher and literary reviewer.
camilafahrat@gmail.comCamila A F M Souza et al., J Bioremediat Biodegrad 2017, 8:6 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6199-C1-011