Statutes, codes, and regulations
Revised Code of Washington
Title 68 - CEMETERIES, MORGUES, AND HUMAN REMAINS
Chapter 68.04 - DEFINITIONS
Section 68.04.290 - "Alkaline hydrolysis" or "hydrolysis."

Wash. Rev. Code § 68.04.290

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Section 68.04.290 - "Alkaline hydrolysis" or "hydrolysis."

"Alkaline hydrolysis" or "hydrolysis" means the reduction of human remains to bone fragments and essential elements in a licensed hydrolysis facility using heat, pressure, water, and base chemical agents.

RCW 68.04.290

Added by 2019 c 432,§ 3, eff. 5/1/2020.

Effective date- 2019 c 432 : See note following RCW 68.05.175.