Decomposition

why certain things decompose faster than others? I was interest in doing this project because I’ve always wondered why certain things decompose faster than others, and why they decompose. For my science fair project I want to find out why what types of decomposition there are, and how the process of decomposition works. I like to observe the tiny things in life, and why it works, or why it happens, and I feel like I could gain some knowledge on biodegradable, compostable, and decomposable objects. I believe that learning more about biodegradable, compostable, and decomposable objects may help to explain the law of conservation of mass. There are many types of decomposition. There is anaerobic…

Insects are the reason our bodies actually decompose. They are drawn to the stench of cadaverine and putrescine once your body starts producing it. As stated before, when an individual dies, their body starts to decay about 4 minutes after their heart stops beating and their cells are deprived of oxygen. Insects, such as blowflies, seek out damp orifices to lay their eggs in. After the bloat stage of decomposition the body becomes open to its surroundings and insect activity tends to increase…

Americans are misrepresented in the history of mortuary practices. Native American embalming consisted of four ritualistic steps. First incisions are made length wise along only the back of the deceased body. The flesh is then removed from the body in one large piece. I have a unique insight into this process because I have been a part of it. A body came into the funeral home with a fatal shot from a small caliber round to the head. The interesting thing about small caliber injuries is that…

Crematorium Embalmer: The lady at the crematorium showed us the crematory machine and went through what happened to the bodies inside them. She also went in depth into the world of embalming and how that was done. She showed us the two chemicals added to the bodies in preparation for their funerals, that were preservatives called arterials and formalin. The funeral director also informed us all that when someone loses their teeth to drug addiction, she has a plastic insert that is placed between…

September, 10 there were a total of 10 piglets placed outside. Nine piglets were placed inside of a cage, and one was buried in the ground while in a box around 4.00’pm. All of the piglets were dead before birth, and have not had a single breath of oxygen air. Piglet one was lying in the grass naked without clothes. Piglet two was naked with first and second and degree burns all around its body. Piglet three had a stab wound; it didn’t penetrate the other side. Piglet four was naked and had a…

A Step-by-Step Guide to Mummification Introduction The guide will be most useful to anyone wanting to invest their time into a career as an Anubis priest or an embalmer. It will also have a specific relevance to novice embalmers. This manual will goes through the guidelines and process that is involved with mummification. By familiarizing workers with this manual it allows for a higher level of precision and understanding when preparing our figures for dead. Uniform As a priest you are expected…

The Decomposition of Self-Discovery Lao Tzu once said, “At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.” This quote speaks volumes regarding the individual and their own beliefs. However, there are definitely limitations and boundaries to the desires of some people. In the nonfiction novel, “Into the Wild,” (1996) author Jon Krakauer asserts that Chris McCandless was not just some dumb kid who got himself killed in the Alaskan wilderness.…

The results of the lab show the decomposition rate of H2O2 at various amounts of KI, H2O, and H2O2. In addition, the effect of temperature on the rate of the reaction can also be seen in the results. Figure 1 Figure 2 `Figure 3 Figures 1,2 and 3 represent the results obtained from the keeping the amount of KI constant and varying the amount of H2O2 and water. It can be seen that when H2O2 is doubled (Figure 1 to Figure 2) the rate is also doubled from 0.0368 mL/s to 0.0723 mL/s. When the…

is heated to its molten state, it goes through a thermal decomposition reaction that causes it to dissociate into potassium chloride and excess oxygen. The gummy bear is mostly made up of sugar and causes a combustion reaction when mixed with the excess oxygen. Carbon dioxide and gaseous water are released as a result of the reaction. The purple flames that arise are the result of an exothermic reaction and heat being released is the result of an energy transformation. Although there are many…

Variance Decomposition Analysis The variance decomposition analysis has applied to quantify the extent up to which the selected indices one influenced by each other. We can also examine the short run dynamic relationship by variance decomposition. While impulse response functions trace the effects of a shock to one endogenous variable in the VAR, variance decomposition separates the variation in an endogenous variable in to the component shocks to the VAR. Thus, the variance decomposition…