Embalming: is there an alternative?

I was watching some interesting videos on YouTube today. I had just typed "embalmer" into the search. (click on this title to see video) The part that struck me was an embalmer who stated that in Holland, it was against the law to embalm a body and then bury it. He stated that with all the enviornmental laws, it is considered harmful to the ground water to have embalmed bodies buried. I had been curious if other countries considered this an issue and if cemetaries had to go through an environmental review in the same way other businesses are obliged to.