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2006 Five Chemicals Alternatives Assessment Study

Overview of the Five Chemicals Alternatives Assessment Study. 2006. Read More >>

A background document on lifecycle analysis: biodegradable polymers. 1993.

TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 4. This paper looks at the reasons that lead to the establishment of the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) tool as a means of defining manufacturing parameters that pollute the environment. LCA growth, limitations and its changing objectives during the years have been documented in this short paper. Read More >>

A Biological Process to Make Water Soluble Ionic Polymers: Poly (Glutamic Acid), Production and Isolation. 1993.

TURI Technical Report No. 14. Naturally occurring polymers have attracted considerable interest from polymer scientists in recent years. This interest is due in part to an increased awareness in the environment and the desire to produce environmentally safe materials. This report details experiments in the production and isolation of PGA, and i ... Read More >>

A brief introduction to TURPA

Presentation by William Judd about the Toxic Use Reduction Planners Association from the Autumn 2011 TURA Continuing Education Conference. Read More >>

A Feasibility and Cost Comparison of Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning to Professional Wet Cleaning

A feasibility and cost comparison of perchloroethylene dry cleaning to professional wet cleaning: case study of Silver Hanger Cleaners, Bellingham, Massachusetts Original Research Article Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 477-482 J. Onasch Read More >>

A progress report to the Governor. 2008.

The Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) of 1989 encourages companies to reduce toxic chemical use in Massachusetts. The data show that companies have voluntarily reduced toxic chemical use while maintaining their competitive advantage. Industries subject to reporting since 1990 have reduced their toxic chemical use by 40 percent, b ... Read More >>

A Renewable Waste Material for the Synthesis of a Novel Non-halogenated Flame Retardant Polymer

A renewable waste material for the synthesis of a novel non-halogenated flame retardant polymer Original Research Article Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 454-458 Sethumadhavan Ravichandran, Ryan M. Bouldin, Jayant Kumar, Ramaswamy Nagarajan Read More >>

Academic Research

Academic-industry partnership research conducted under TURI's Academic Research program. Read More >>

Acrylonitrile

Acrylonitrile Fact Sheet

Massachusetts, with its very small petrochemical manufacturing base, uses little acrylonitrile, only 222,000 pounds in 1996, primarily for the manufacture of styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) resins and acrylamide-based coatings. Acrylonitrile is a probable carcinogen according to both the International Agency for Research on Cancer and to the EPA i ... Read More >>

Acushnet Rubber Company. 1997.

Located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Acushnet was the first company in Massachusetts to obtain certification in ISO 14001, an international standard for environmental management. The company was also the first in the world to become certified in ISO 14001, ISO 9001 (a standard for quality programs), and the American automotive industry's QS-9 ... Read More >>

Aerospace/Defense

Chemicals commonly found in Mil Specs and listed under TURA as high hazard substances include lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium and trichloroethylene. We are working with Massachusetts manufacturers in this supply chain to address performance requirements associated with Mil Specs with a goal of moving towards safer alternatives. Read More >>

Afternoon Plenary Tenney Science Advisory Board Activity 2011

Alpha Gary Corporation. 2005.

In 1998, the AlphaGary Corporation (www.alphagary.com) successfully launched a Lead Reduction Pilot Program, in which they evaluated the use of alternatives to lead compounds in their products, while producing materials of equivalent or improved quality. This evaluation allowed the company to successfully incorporate these alternatives into the ... Read More >>