Curious to know where this project is taking place and why! The where is importa
nt as certain parts of the country have different health concerns. As an example
, in the Southwest and southern California have to worry about Valley Fever and
the Hanta virus. These and other diseases naturally prevalent in the area are su
mmarized in:
 
 http://seamonkey.ed.asu/swa/health/azhealth.html
 
I wonder if the individuals were embalmed and whether the embalming fluid is dan
gerous. In Phoenix, the city is tearing down a mortuary to construct a new court
house and the area beneath the mortuary has to be cleaned up because of the "was
te" that was drained into the soil since 1929 (yuck- I don't want to think about
 what that would be like!).