Cremation

Question 1

aerial scattering

Answer 1

when cremated remains are cast from a private plane

Question 2

alternative container

Answer 2

an unfinished wood bod or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or without an outside covering) or like materials

Question 3

authorizing agent

Answer 3

the person(s) with the paramount right to authorize (ex. spouse, next of kin, etc)

Question 4

casting (scattering)

Answer 4

releasing cremated remains to the wind

Question 5

columbarium

Answer 5

a structure, room or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains

Question 6

commingling

Answer 6

disposing of cremated remains in a manner or location that combines the cremated remains with the cremated remains of another individual

Question 7

corrugated container

Answer 7

a container used to hold the decease which is constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a series of alternate folds and ridges

Question 8

cremated remains

Answer 8

all remains of the cremated human body recovered after the completion of the cremation process, including pulverization

Question 9

cremation casket

Answer 9

an environmentally safe casket which is designed for encasing dead human remains for cremation

Question 10

cremator

Answer 10

the total mechanical unit for the cremation process (CANA definition);
retort designed specifically for the incineration of human remains (NFDA definition);
the burning chamber in a crematory (original ABFSE definition)

Question 11

direct cremation

Answer 11

disposition of human remains by cremation, without formal viewing, visitation or ceremony with the body present

Question 12

due diligence

Answer 12

the attention reasonably expected from, and ordinarily exercised by, a person who seeks to satisfy a legal requirement or to discharge an obligation

Question 13

inurnment

Answer 13

the act of placing cremated remains in an urn (CANA definition); act of placing cremated remains in a niche or grave

Question 14

memorial service

Answer 14

funeral rites without the body present

Question 15

opacity

Answer 15

degree to which light is reduced when viewed through a smoke plume. Visible emissions. EPA identifies opacity testing methods; state opacity limits vary

Question 16

ossuary

Answer 16

receptacle for communal placement of cremated remains

Question 17

pouch

Answer 17

a leak resistance zippered bag designed to contain a dead human body and body fluids and is used mainly for the removal of dead human remains from the place of death

Question 18

processing/pulverization

Answer 18

reduction of identifiable bone fragments after the completion of the cremation by manual or mechanical means and reducing to granulated particles

Question 19

raking

Answer 19

pouring cremated human remains onto the ground and working into the soil or garden

Question 20

temporary container

Answer 20

receptacle for cremated remains usually made of cardboard, plastic or similar materials designed to hold the cremated remains until an urn or other permanent container is acquired or other disposition is made

Question 21

third party crematory

Answer 21

crematory operated by an entity other than the funeral home or funeral provider who contracted with the family of the deceased

Question 22

witnessing of cremation

Answer 22

family representative(s) are present for the initiation of the cremation process