 a beach, a park, or mountains, following their last will. This is generally forbidden in public places but easy to do. Some persons choose to have a small part of their ashes (usually less than 1 part in 1000, because of cost constraints) scattered in space (known as space burial and offered by companies such as Elysium Space, Celestis and Ascending Memories). Cremated remains can now also be converted to diamonds.

 Environmental impact 
Despite being an obvious source of carbon emissions, cremation also has environmental advantages over burial, depending on local practice. Studies by Elisabeth Keijzer for the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Research found that cremation has less of an environmental impact than a traditional burial (natural burial was not addressed), while the newer method of alkaline hydrolysis (sometimes called green cremation or resomation) had less impact than both. The study was based off Dutch practices; American crematoria are more likely to emit mercury, but are less likely to burn hardwood coffins. Keijzer's studies also found that a cremation or burial accounts for only about a quarter of a funeral's environmental impact; the carbon emissions of people travelling to the funeral are far greater.

Each cremation requires about  of fuel and releases about  of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Thus, the roughly 1 million bodies that are cremated annually in the United States produce about  of carbon dioxide, which is more CO2 pollution than 22,000 average American homes generate in a year. The environmental impact may be reduced by using cremators for longer periods, and not cremating on the same day as the coffin is received, which reduces the use of fossil fuel and hence carbon emissions. Cremation is therefore becoming more friendly toward the environment though natural burials are also possible. Some funeral and crematorium owners offer a carbon neutral funeral service incorporating efficient-burning coffins made from lightweight recycled composite board.

Burial is a known source of certain environmental contaminants, with formaldehyde and the coffin itself being major contaminants. Cremation can also release contaminants, such as mercury from dental fillings. In some countries such as the United Kingdom, the law now requires that cremators be fitted with abatement equipment (filters) that remove serious pollutants such as mercury.

Another environmental concern is that traditional burial takes up a great deal of space. In a traditional burial, the body is buried in a casket made from a variety
a beach, a park, or mountains, following their last volition. This is by and large forbidden in public places but comfortable to do. Some person choose to have a little part of their ashes (normally less than 1 character in 1000, because of cost constraint) scattered in space (know as space burial and offered by companies such as Elysium Space, Celestis and Ascending Memories). Cremated remains can nowadays also be converted to diamonds. 

  Environmental shock 
 Despite being an obvious source of carbon emissions, cremation also have environmental advantages over burial, depending on local practice. Studies by Elisabeth Keijzer for the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Research find that cremation has less of an environmental impact than a traditional burial (natural burial was not address), while the newer method of alkaline hydrolysis (sometimes called green cremation or resomation) had less impact than both. The study was based off Dutch practices; American crematoria are more probable to utter mercury, but are less likely to burn hardwood coffins. Keijzer's report also found that a cremation or burial account for only about a quarter of a funeral's environmental impact; the carbon paper emissions of people travelling to the funeral are far greater. 

 Each cremation requires about   of fuel and releases about   of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Thus, the roughly 1 million bodies that are cremated per annum in the United States produce about   of carbon paper dioxide, which is more CO2 pollution than 22,000 average American homes generate in a year. The environmental impact may be shrink by using cremators for longer periods, and not cremate on the same sidereal day as the coffin is received, which reduces the use of fossil fuel and hence carbon paper emissions. Cremation is therefore becoming more friendly toward the environment though natural burials are besides possible. Some funeral and crematorium owners offer a carbon paper neutral funeral service incorporating effective - burning coffins made from lightweight recycled composite board. 

 Burial is a known source of certain environmental contaminants, with formaldehyde and the coffin itself being major contaminants. Cremation can also release contaminant, such as mercury from dental fillings. In some countries such as the United Kingdom, the jurisprudence now requires that cremators be fitted with abatement equipment (filters) that remove serious pollutant such as mercury. 

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 Environnentwo impact 
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 enVIrONMenTal Impact 
DespItE beinG An obvioUS sOURCe oF Carbon emissioNs, cremation ALso Has envIrOnmENtal adVantaGeS OveR burial, depeNdinG on local pRacticE. studies BY ElisabEth KeiJzeR foR the nEtHeRlaNdS orgANiSatIOn fOr ApplieD REsEarch FounD THAT creMatIon hAs lesS of an environmEntAl imPAct Than a TradiTionAl BuriaL (naturAl burIaL was not addresseD), whiLe the neweR meThOd oF aLkaliNE hydroLysIs (sOmetimeS called GReeN cREMAtIon or resomation) had LeSS ImPact than Both. ThE StUdY Was based OfF DuTch pRACticeS; AmeRIcAn crematOria arE MoRe Likely tO eMit merCuRy, bUt aRe lesS LikeLy to buRn hardwoOd cofFIns. Keijzer's stuDIes also found tHAt A CReMAtioN or Burial accouNts fOR onlY aboUT a QuaRTer of A funeRaL'S eNVironmental impact; thE cArbon eMissiOns of people trAvelling to THE Funeral aRe faR GrEAter.

Each crematIon reQuires abouT  Of fuel anD releAses abouT  of carbon DIOxide intO thE atMosPheRE. thUs, the roughly 1 mILLion BoDies thaT arE crematEd aNnuAllY in ThE United StAtes prodUcE aBoUt  Of cArbon DIoxide, whIcH is MoRe Co2 pollUTion thAn 22,000 aveRage amErICan Homes geNErATE in a YeAr. the eNviRoNmentAl imPAct May be reDuced by usIng CRemaToRs For longEr periods, and nOt Cremating oN tHe sAme day AS The coffiN is received, which reduces THe use of FosSil fuEl anD hence carBon EmissiOns. cRematiOn is thErefoRe BecOMIng moRE FrIenDlY toward the ENVirOnmenT tHougH naturaL burials are also posSIblE. Some funeral aNd cRemaTORiUm oWNeRS ofFeR A caRBOn neutral funeraL service inCoRPoRating effiCIenT-bUrning cOffins mAde frOM lightwEight recyCled compoSiTe boARD.

BuRial is a knoWn source Of certain ENviroNMeNtal cOntAminanTs, WitH formAldehyDE anD the cOffin iTsElf beiNg majOr ContaminAnts. Cremation can also relEase coNtamiNanTs, such as mErcURy fRom dental FillIngs. In some CouNtrIes suCh aS The UnIted kInGdoM, The laW now REquires thAT cRemATOrS be fitted wiTH ABatEment EquIPment (fIlteRs) that remove serioUS pollutants sucH as mERCurY.

AnOTher EnVironmental conCerN iS THat tradiTiOnal burial tAkes up a gReAT deal Of spacE. In a trAditionAL BuRIal, the Body Is bUried in a cAskEt MAde from A vArIEty
 a beach, a park, or mount ains, foll owing  th eir  l astwill . This is gene r ally  forbidden in public p laces  b u t ea s yto do . Somep er s o nsch oo seto ha ve asma ll part  of theirash es  (usually le s sthan 1 par t i n 1000, beca use  of co st  co n strai nts ) sca ttered in spa ce (known  a s  space buriala n doffe red by companiess uc h  as Elysium Sp ace, C el e st i s  an d A scending M em ories ) . Crema t ed r e mai n s can now als o be conver t edto dia mo nds . 

 Env ironm en t alimpact 
Des pite  being an  obvio u s sourc e  of car bon em iss ion s, c r em at ion  a l soh as  en v iro nmentalad va ntage s ov e r b uria l,depe nding  on local pra cti ce.S tud ies b y Eli sabe th  Keij zer fo r the  N etherlands Orga nisa tion forApp li edRe searc h  found  th atcremati on hasl ess  o f a nenvironmental impa ct t ha n a trad itiona l  b ur i al (natu ra l b uria l was n ot a d dr essed),whilet he  n ewer me th od ofal kal ine  hydr o lysi s (som etimes c alled green crematio n  or resomatio n )h a dl essimp act than bo th.T he s tudy wa s b a sed o ff Du tc h  p r actices; American c re matori a are  more likelyto emit me r c u ry, butarel es s  likely to bur n har dwood coff i ns. Keij zer's  studies  also fou n d  that acre mat ion  or b ur ial accountsf o r on ly  abouta q uarterofa f une ral 's  environm ental im pa ct ;th e c arbon emission sofpe opl e tra v elling  to t he f un er a l a re farg re a t er.
E ac h cr ema ti on re quir e s a bout  o f fuel an d r e leas es  a bout  o f carbon diox id e into the  a tmo sphere . Thus, th e roughly 1 million bod i es that  ar e cre mate d annuall y i n theUni t ed Sta tes pr oduce  a bou t  of c a r bo n d io xide, whic h ismoreCO 2 po llution  than 22,000 avera g e A merican homes  ge nera t e  i n a ye a r.Th e  en v i ronmental impac t may be r ed u ce d by using cre ma tors fo r longe r per i ods, an d not cre mating on  t he s a m e d ay as thecoffin i s receive d , whi c hreduc esthe us eoffossi l fuel and  henc e carb on  emiss ions.  C remation  is therefore becomingmore f riend lytoward th e e n vir onment th ough  natural b uri als  areals o  poss ible .  S ome funer al a n d cremato r iu m o w n er s offer a c a r b onneutr alf uneral  ser vice incorporatin g  efficient-bur ning c off ins made  f rom lightweigh t r ec y c led comp os ite board.
Burialis a kno wn sou rce of  certai n en v ironme ntal  co ntaminant s,wi t h forma ld eh y de and  the  c offinitself bein g major contaminan ts. C r e matio n  ca n als orelease cont aminants,such as mer cury f romdenta l filli ng s. Insom ecountriess uch as th e Uni ted Kin gd om,the  law n ow r e q uires  tha tcre mators be f it t ed  w i thabat ement  e quip ment (fil t ers) tha t r e move se ri ous p olluta n ts s uch as mer cur y.

A n o ther envir o nmen t al conce rn isthat t raditio n albu rial ta kes u p a great  deal ofs pac e.  Ina tradit io nalbu ria l,  the body is bu ried ina casket m ade fr oma  var i ety
 a_beach, a_park, or mountains, following_their last_will._This is_generally_forbidden in public_places but easy_to do. Some persons_choose to have_a_small part of their ashes (usually less than 1 part in 1000, because of_cost_constraints) scattered_in_space_(known as space burial and_offered by companies such as_Elysium Space,_Celestis and Ascending Memories). Cremated remains can now_also_be converted to_diamonds.

 Environmental impact 
Despite being an obvious source of_carbon emissions, cremation also has environmental_advantages over burial,_depending_on_local practice. Studies by_Elisabeth Keijzer for the Netherlands Organisation_for Applied Research found that cremation_has less of an environmental impact than_a traditional burial (natural burial was_not addressed), while the newer_method of_alkaline hydrolysis (sometimes called green_cremation or resomation)_had less_impact than both._The study was based off Dutch_practices; American crematoria_are more likely to emit mercury,_but_are less likely_to_burn_hardwood coffins._Keijzer's studies also_found_that a_cremation_or burial accounts for only about_a_quarter of a funeral's environmental impact; the_carbon emissions of people_travelling_to the funeral are_far greater.

Each cremation requires about_ of fuel and releases about_ of_carbon dioxide_into the atmosphere. Thus, the roughly 1 million bodies that are_cremated annually in the United States_produce about  of_carbon dioxide,_which_is more CO2_pollution_than 22,000_average American homes generate in a year._The environmental_impact may be reduced by using_cremators for longer periods,_and_not cremating on the same day_as the coffin is received, which_reduces the use of fossil_fuel_and_hence carbon emissions. Cremation is_therefore becoming more friendly toward the_environment though natural_burials are also possible. Some funeral and_crematorium_owners offer a carbon neutral funeral_service_incorporating efficient-burning coffins made from lightweight_recycled_composite_board.

Burial is a known source_of certain environmental contaminants, with formaldehyde_and the coffin itself being major contaminants. Cremation can_also release contaminants,_such as mercury from dental_fillings._In_some countries such as the United Kingdom, the law now_requires that_cremators be fitted_with abatement equipment (filters) that remove serious pollutants such as_mercury.

Another environmental concern is that traditional burial_takes up a great deal of space. In a traditional burial,_the body is buried in a casket made_from a variety