Who monitors the emissions?
The Environmental Protection Agency does not regulate crematories. The county conducts an annual visible emissions observation test and reviews records for the previous year, Hessling said. The crematory hires a firm to conduct a stack test on new cremation units or can submit a test done on an identical unit to show compliance with state emission limits. Who should I call if I see smoke coming from a crematory? Call the county’s air quality division to make a complaint. How many complaints are filed against crematories in Pinellas? Crematories receive less than five of the 400 annual air quality complaints, Hessling said. Since 1996, no citizen complaints have been filed against the National Cremation Society on East Bay Drive. What emissions-monitoring devices will there be? A crematory is designed with a thermal afterburner that cleans gases after leaving the cremation chamber, said Paul Rahill, president of the Matthews Cremation Division, which designs and manufactures crematory e
