Funeral Pyre (IMAGE) Desert Research Institute Caption Smoke from open-air burning of funeral pyres in India and Nepal found to contain sunlight-absorbing organic carbon aerosols known as brown carbon. Credit Philip Milne Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.