Aprocess are discharged through an
exhaust system…usually, bodies are burned one at a time…some crematories have what
is called a secondary burner to help burn the body completely…if not, the
cremation technician may have to crush the partially cremated remains…the
corpse is reduced to tiny skeletal remains and bone fragments, which are
collected and then set aside to ‘rest’…that is cool down…it’s not unusual for
small bits of one body to be mixed it with another cremation…the bone fragments
are then ground down to a sand like consistency…the average body will be
reduced to about 5-7 pounds of what is called cremains…these cremains will be a
whitish color…even some metal objects like screws, nails, hinges, and other
parts of the container or casket may be collected…also, one may find pieces of
dental work, screws inserted during a surgery, implants and other
things…although these items are removed with magnets or forceps during manual
inspection before the ashes are turned over to whoever is collecting them…
