Many offer a range of facilities, including luxuries such as reflecting pools, landscaped gardens, advanced exhaust systems to clear smoke from incense offerings and GPS co-ordinates for customers eager to pinpoint the exact spot where their ashes will lie.

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Some chemicals showed a possible link to breast cancer, including benzene, 1, 3-butadiene, and ethylene oxide, which are chemicals found in tobacco smoke, gas fumes, and exhaust from cars.

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