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2006 Five Chemicals Alternatives Assessment Study

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

527 CMR 33 Massachusetts Chemical Safety Regulations 2012

New regulations on chemical safety, as promulgated by the Division of Fire Safety in February, 2012. 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 >>

A Sustainable Way to Think About Safety video

A research project funded by TURI studied a safer alternative - cashew nut oil - for flame retardants. UMass Lowell students and faculty won an EPA award. Planet Forward created a video about their research. Read More >>

AB Cleaners of Westwood Eliminates Use of Toxic Chemical, Saves Money

AB Cleaners of Westwood switched from using perchloroethylene to wet cleaning technology to clean clothes. He is demonstrating how the system works to other dry cleaners on Dec. 11 and 13. Read More >>

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AB Cleaners, Westwood

AB Cleaners in Westwood converted from using perc to wet cleaning technologies and demonstrated the technology to other dry cleaners. Read More >>

Academic Research Grant RFP

The Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) is requesting proposals up to $25K each from UMass faculty for grant projects that research safer alternatives to toxic chemicals. The deadline for proposals is July 17, 2013. The TURI Academic Research Program provides support for academic researchers and students to investigate new technologies, chemi ... Read More >>

Academic Research Grants

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