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Casting - releasing cremated remains to the wind (scattering) Columbarium - A structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains Combustion - the process in which external heat energy starts a chemical reaction between fuel and oxygen Cremation Casket - An environmentally safe casket which is designed for encasing dead human remains for cremation Cremator - 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) Incinerator - an engineered apparatus capable of withstanding heat and designed to efficiently reduce solid, semi-solid, liquid, or gaseous waste at specified rates, and from which the residues contain little or no combustible material Inurnment - The act of placing remains in an urn. (Cana) act of placing cremated remains in a niche or ground Niche - a recess or space in a columbarium used for the permanent placing of cremated remains Particulate Matter - solid matter, dust, soot, ash, and unburned particles from the cremation container and remains Raking - pouring cremated remains onto the ground and working into the soil or gardenScattering Garden - A section in a cemetery set aside for the scattering or cremated remains Visible Emissions (smoke) - particulate matter that has traveled through the cremation equipment and after burning system without being completely consumed