A.

Dorta’s interest is focused only on the gallbladder of the Yak leaving the rest of the body part
not useful.

Significant numbers of animal

carcasses may need to be buried or disposed of

using a variety of methods or technologies. Carcass

disposal methods such as burial, incineration,

composting, and others could result in significant

impacts on human health, water supplies, air quality,

soil, and the food chain.

1. Burial of carcasses is likely to have the greatest

impact on water quality of the carcass disposal

techniques discussed. When the carcasses are

buried and undergo decomposition processes,

nutrients, pathogens, and other materials may be

released into the environment. These substances

may be degraded, transformed, lost to air, or

immobilized, posing no environmental impacts.

However, some may contaminate the soil, surface

water, and groundwater bodies

2. Alkaline hydrolysis

The impacts of alkaline hydrolysis carcass disposal

efforts on water should be negligible if conducted

properly. The most likely impacts on water quality

would likely be due to runoff from the site that might

carry sediments and materials washed off equipment.

3. Incineration

In the case of incineration, heavy metals from the

contaminants in coal or fuel sources can reach water

supplies and change the taste and smell of the water.

4. Burial

While groundwater contamination may take time to

occur and appear, air pollution from burial sites can

cause immediate and direct impact. When carcasses

are buried, anaerobic decomposition of organic

materials will result in gases, such as methane,

carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides,

sulphur dioxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen

fluoride, and methane. These gases could potentially

be very toxic and could violate air quality standards.