Submit measurement report on continuous measurements of air pollutants at cremation facilities

    As the operator of a cremation facility for human corpses, you must continuously determine the air pollutant emissions for certain air pollutants by means of continuous measurements.

    Description

    If you operate a cremation facility for human corpses, you must continuously measure and record the air pollutant emissions for certain air pollutants.

    You must prepare a measurement report on the evaluation of the measurements every year or have it prepared by an accredited measuring institute.

    Competent office

    The environmental departments of the regional councils are responsible.

    Contact point

    Please contact the environmental department of the regional council responsible for you.

    Contact person

    Please enter a location or postcode in the City / Location input field to see the responsible contact person

    Prerequisites

    • You are the operator of a facility for the cremation of human corpses.
    • You have put your facility into operation.

    None. The administrative service is a real act against which no legal remedy is possible.

    Procedure

    • You evaluate the continuous measurements of each calendar year.
    • You prepare a measurement report on the results.
    • You send the measurement report to the responsible immission control authority within the prescribed period.

    Costs

    In Hesse, fees for the official inspection of measurement reports are charged on a time basis.

    Fee free of charge

    Notes (specifics)

    • If you operate your crematorium without continuous measurements, you are committing an administrative offense.
    • This administrative service does not apply to animal crematoria.

    Further Information

    You can use the following website to search for accredited measuring institutes that can certify the correct installation of the measuring devices you use:

    • certify proper installation,
    • carry out the calibration,
    • test the functionality.

    Area of validity

    Hesse

    Official approval

    Officially approved by Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility Rhineland-Palatinate (MKUEM) on 17.08.2023

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 22.05.2024
    Technisch geändert on 13.03.2025

    Keywords

    Cremation, Chimney, Emission limits, Immission control

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English
    Technisch erstellt on 22.10.2025
    Technisch geändert on 26.11.2019