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Novacor Chemicals. 1995.

The U.S.-based polystyrene division of Novacor Chemicals, Inc. updated the equipment of their monomer storage and handling facility in order to demonstrate the company' s environmental awareness and to reduce overall potential liability. This project eliminated the volatile hydrocarbon emissions that previously emanated from the monomer stor ... Read More >>

nPB summary

Facts about n-propyl bromide Read More >>

Office Buildings Environmentally Preferable Cleaning Project

A Project by WasteCap of Massachusetts, Inc. Read More >>

Olympic Manufacturing. 1999.

By installing a recycling system for the coolant used on their roll threading machines, Olympic Manufacturing was able to reduce coolant disposal by 75% and solid waste disposal by approximately 88%. Prior to installation and operation of this recycling system, Olympic was discarding machining coolant after two days of use, generating roughly 6 ... Read More >>

Ophir Optics, North Andover, Mass. - Incorporating Toxics Use Reduction into Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma, 2011.

Ophir Optics uses lean manufacturing to achieve significant VOC reductions Read More >>

P2OASys Tool to Compare Materials

Pollution Prevention Opportunities Assessment System: software tool for evaluation of hazards in the workplace Read More >>

Parker Hannifin Corporation, Nichols Aircraft Division. 1995.

By purchasing aqueous deaning equipment based on cleaning needs at various stages of their process, Parker Hannifin was able to replace two vapor degreasers with five remote cleaning stations with a total project payback period of approximately one year. Read More >>

PCE Policy Analysis

Pelham Public Library and School Organic Landscape Demonstration Project

Project team members installed an organic lawn at the Pelham Public Library demonstrating to residents that beautiful lawns are possible without pesticides. Read More >>

Perchloroethylene (PCE) Fact Sheet

Able to dissolve most organic materials, perchloroethylene (PCE) is the most widely used dry cleaning solvent in Massachusetts and nationally. Its other major uses are as a metal degreaser, a chemical intermediate and an ingredient in consumer products, such as automotive aerosol parts cleaners and degreasers. PCE is reported to be the chemical ... Read More >>

Perchloroethylene (Perc)

Current information and projects involving Perc. Read More >>

Pesticide Free Informational Signage

Pesticide Free Schools Initiative

A Project of the Toxics Action Center, 2002 Read More >>

Pesticide Free Seed Labels

Pesticide Impacts on Wildlife and Human Health

"Low-level Exposure to Current-use Pesticides: An Investigation of Impacts on Wildlife and Human Health" was a Project of the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, Manomet, 2005 Read More >>

Pesticide Reduction in Lowell

To goal of the project was to encourage the reduction of pesticide use on lawns in Lowell's residential and civic spaces with a non-pesticide demonstration lawn site at Tyler Park. Read More >>

Phase III - Reliability Testing Results of Surface Mounted Lead Free Soldering Materials and Processes, 2005

Article published in SMT magazine related to TURI's Lead-Free work. The world-wide movement to phase out lead from electronic products presents many challenges for companies throughout the electronics supply chain. The University of Massachusetts at Lowell has brought together many Massachusetts/New England firms to collaborate on the manufactu ... Read More >>

Policy Resources

US and international policy initiatives, tools and information Read More >>

Pollution Prevention and Homeland Security, TURA

Two presentations, one from TURI's Michael J. Ellenbecker and Kwangseog Ahn on "Preventing Pollution from Attack on Critical Waterside Infrastructure" based on the New Hampshire Pollution Prevention Conference from 2004, plus an introduction to the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act from TURI's Todd McFadden showing the similarities in Home ... Read More >>

Pollution prevention and waste reduction planning: a quick look at initial state experience. 1992.

TURI Methods/Policy Report No. 1. Facility specific pollution prevention and waste reduction plans are central program elements of many new state pollution prevention programs. Of twenty-six states that have enacted legislation in the past four years to promote pollution prevention or waste reduction, twenty specify or suggest that a facility p ... Read More >>

Poly-Plating, Inc. 1997.

Poly-Plating designed and installed integral repurification equipment which filters, recycles and concentrates wastes for reclamation. This equipment reduced acid purchases to 1%of 1989 levels. Reclaiming and recycling has cut disposal costs by 98%. Additionally, water use has been reduced to 880 gallons per day, down from 78,000 gallons per ... Read More >>

Primary Prevention for Worker Health and Safety: Cleaner Production and TUR

Primary prevention for worker health and safety: cleaner production and toxics use reduction in Massachusetts Original Research Article Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 488-497 Karla R. Armenti, Rafael Moure-Eraso, Craig Slatin, Ken Geiser Read More >>

Program Assessment at the 20 Year Mark: Experiences with TURA

Program assessment at the 20 year mark: experiences of Massachusetts companies and communities with the Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) program Original Research Article Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 505-516 Rachel I. Massey Read More >>

Program Assessments

The Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) conducted its most recent assessment of the program in 2009. The assessment presents a review of TURA program activities; a review of prior studies of the TURA program; the results of an online survey and telephone interviews with Massachusetts companies and consultants conducted by the consulting firm ... Read More >>