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Great Sinker Swap
The Woodville Rod & Gun Club worked with the public and educated the need to replace lead sinkers used in fishing with lead-free sinkers.
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Green Building Education in Lowell
The Lowell Green Building Commission worked with seven neighborhood organizations to help educate residents about green building practices and how to create a healthier home environment.
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Green Chemistry
Principles, Research and Consortium
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Green Chemistry and Commerce Council Phthalate Project
Presented by Gregory Morose at the US EPA Phthalate Kick-off Meeting Design for Environment (DfE) August 21, 2011
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Green Chemistry Research Projects
Green chemistry research for TUR
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Green Municipal Government Project
The "Green Municipal Government Project' is designed to promote "green" purchasing and safe practices by local governments.
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Green(er) PVC: The Development of Lead and Phthalate-Free Nanocomposite Formulations with Practical Utility. 2007.
TURI Research Report No. 60. The goal of this project is the production of high-performance, lead- and
phthalate-free PVC compounds for wire and cable insulation, which addresses the serious
environmental issues surrounding the use of their leaded counterparts, providing a lower toxicity
alternative to current materials. Clay nanocomposite t ...
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Greener Plastics Research Projects
Numerous projects have focused on the formulation of more sustainable plastics and resins.
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Greening the Supply Chain
Work done by United Technologies (UTC) for improving business performance and avoiding business risk through environmental health and safety efforts with their suppliers to produce greener products. Presented by C. McNeill of Pratt & Whitney/UTC Aerospace at the Massachusetts Metal Finishing Forum on 5/20/04.
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Greenlist Bulletin
Greenlist Bulletin is TURI Library's free weekly update -- delivered to your desktop via email. Topics vary widely, and include innovative technologies, chemicals policy, pollution prevention, environmental health, and toxics alternatives.
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Guide to professional wet cleaning
What dry cleaners need to know about wet cleaning -- a safer alternative for their business
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Hampden Papers, Inc. 1998.
Hampden Papers, Inc. reduced emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) by 97% by using new aqueous-based acrylics and other coating systems developed by a Massachusetts coatings manufacturer. The reduction of VOC has resulted in lower compliance costs, savings on insurance premiums, and a safer work environment. The avoidance of expenditure ...
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Hampden Papers. 2001.
In an ongoing effort to limit emissions and reduce use of hazardous chemicals, Hampden Papers spent four years researching, developing, testing and implementing a new coatings formulation used in over 70% of the company's manufacturing capabilities. The new formulation helps Hampden Papers reduce annual VOC emissions by 4-6 tons. More significa ...
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Hands-on Assistance Improves Pollution Prevention Services of TURI’s Lab
Hands-on assistance improves already successful pollution prevention services of the toxics use reduction institute’s laboratory
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 424-428
Jason P. Marshall
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Health and Environmental Hazards of Building Materials
A technical presentation for members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) to understand the TUR concept applied to building materials. Presented by Liz Harriman of TURI.
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Health and Safety Impacts of Citrus-based Terpenes in Printed Circuit Board Cleaning. 1993.
TURI Technical Report No. 6. This report examines the health and safety impacts of d-
Limonene as used in the printed circuit board cleaning operation.
It focuses on animal and human toxicological studies and equipment
safety features to conclude the impacts to the people involved in
the printed circuit board cleaning operation. Data was ob ...
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Healthy Boston Schools Janitorial Project
A project of the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health
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