Kim, Kye-HoonHall, Mark L.Hart, A.Pollard, Simon J. T.2011-09-292011-09-292008-01-01K-H Kim, M.L. Hall, A. Hart and S.J.T. Pollard, A Survey of Green Burial Sites in England and Wales and an Assessment of the Feasibility of a Groundwater Vulnerability Tool, Environmental Technology, Vol 29(1), January 2008. pp1-120959-3330http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593330802008404http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/3097Since 1994, 200 'green' or natural burial sites have been developed in the UK and Eire, attracting regulatory attention because of perceived risks to groundwater. Here, a survey of natural burial practice in England and Wales (n=49 of 141 elicited) is presented, providing data on operational trends and supporting the design of a groundwater vulnerability assessment tool. Natural burial grounds are generally small in area (< 0.8 ha), adopt a mean single burial depth of 1.45 m bgl and a mean plot density of ca. 1480 graves ha-1. A vulnerability screening tool is described that allows a desk-based evaluation of sites by reference to seven groundwater risk attributes. Initial feasibility is evaluated through application to 131 sites.en-UKCemeterygroundwaterpollutionnatural burial groundsriskvulnerabilityArticle