A £650,000 filter system is being installed at a crematorium to stop potentially harmful fumes entering the atmosphere.
The government has ordered all crematoria to halve the amount of harmful gases given off by cremations before 2013 — but Overdale Crematorium in Overdale Drive, Heaton, is going one better.
Bosses at the crematorium have asked Bolton Council for permission to install the new system which stops mercury — from dental fillings for example — and acid going into the atmosphere.
Exposure to high levels of mercury can damage the brain, nervous system and harm fertility.
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23/11/2011