Written question asked by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Monday, 25 June 2007.
Mercury: Crematoria
- Question
- asked Her Majesty's Government:What is their estimate of the quantity of mercury introduced into the atmosphere each year in the United Kingdom as a result of cremations.
- Answer
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The National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory gives the following figures for the emission of mercury from crematoria from 1970 to 2005:
1970-1975 0.2 tonnes per year 1976-1982 0.3 tonnes per year 1983-1987 0.4 tonnes per year 1988-1991 0.5 tonnes per year 1992-1994 0.6 tonnes per year 1995-1999 0.7 tonnes per year 2000-2005 0.8 tonnes per year We have introduced controls over mercury emissions from new crematoria, and covering 50 per cent of cremations at existing crematoria (by the end of 2012), following two consultations. Consultation papers are available from the Defra website.
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- 4366; 693 c112WA
- Session
- 2006-07
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- Mercury Crematoriums
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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