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<br />Emissions Testing Results <br /> <br />Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />Association of North America <br /> <br /> <br />Testing Results: <br /> <br />Visible Emissions: <br />The visible emissions were evaluated every 15 seconds and <br />rated on a scale from 0% to 100% opacity by a qualified <br />inspector. <br /> <br />Cremationist <br /> <br />Stati sti c s <br /> <br />E nvironmentaJ <br /> <br />The opacity readings for each cremation were then averaged <br />over the six-minute period with the highest emissions. FiglJr~ <br />1 shows that visible emissions increased as the operating <br />temperature increased. Comparison is given to a typical state <br />emission limit. <br /> <br />Links <br /> <br />History <br /> <br />Particulate Matter: <br />The results of sampling show that particulate matter emissions <br />also increased with temperature. Overall, the emissions of <br />particulate matter were very low. <br /> <br />Burial ,A,t Sea <br /> <br />The average test results for particulate matter (shown in figLJre2) as well as the <br />results for all of the following pollutants, are for the inlet to the scrubber. A <br />comparison of the emissions before and after the water scrubber showed that the <br />device had little to no effect on the emissions of any of the pollutants. <br /> <br />Carbon Monoxide: <br />The levels of carbon monoxide (EjgJJre,J) were very low for each test condition, <br />well below the typical state standard of 100 parts per million. <br /> <br />Nitrogen Oxides and Sulfur Dioxide <br />The levels of these gases (shown in fjgl.!r~.~~_c:JJJ!;L,5) were within acceptable <br />limits. <br /> <br />Hydrogen Chloride: <br />Hydrogen chloride (HCI) is a gaseous pollutant produced by the burning of <br />plastics or other material containing chlorine. The HCI emissions would not be <br />expected to change with temperature. The average HCI emission for all the <br />conditions was 0.15 pound per hour of operation. <br /> <br />Metals: <br />Like HCI, emissions of mercury, cadmium, and lead are not expected to vary with <br />operating temperature. The metal of concern from crematories is mercury, which <br /> <br />http://www .cremationassociation.org/htmlltesCresults. html <br /> <br />06/20/2001 <br />