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Report: Massachusetts companies slash toxic chemical use
6/2/12, Patriot Ledger, article about companies reducing toxic chemical use by 21 percent during the past decade.
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Reporting Perc Use
If you are a dry cleaner using perchloroethylene, you may need to report use to the state.
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Resource Conservation
Find out which companies are eligible to submit plans on resource conservation.
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Review of International Practice in the Design of Voluntary Pollution Prevention Programs
A review of international practice in the design of voluntary Pollution Prevention Programs Original Research Article
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 542-551
Donald G. Chittock, Kenneth F.D. Hughey
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Rohm and Haas Energy Conservation Through TUR
Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials has made major advances in reducing its use of toxics while at the same time conserving energy. Read here to learn more about how they've done it.
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Safe Products in Neighborhoods (SPIN)
The goal of the SPIN project was to increase community awareness among lower income inner city youth about the harmful chemicals found in household products.
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Safe Shops - BPHC
The Safe Shops Project of the Boston Public Health Commission works to protect workers and surrounding communities by reducing toxic chemical use in auto shops in Dorchester, Roxbury and Mattapan.
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Safe Shops - Watertown
The Town of Watertown Health Department provided education and training for several auto shop owners in Watertown. The project also worked with selected auto shops to pilot test safer alternatives to lead wheel weights and solvent-based brake cleaners.
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Safer Alternatives Assessment: the Massachusetts Process as a Model for State Governments
Safer alternatives assessment: the Massachusetts process as a model for state governments Original Research Article
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 517-526
Pamela Eliason, Gregory Morose
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Safer Food Preparation
A Project of the Lexington Health Department, 2002
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Safer Janitorial Cleaning in Worcester Project
A Project of the Regional Environmental Council
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Safer Surfactants
Bio-based surfactants can replace NPEs
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Safer Versatile Adhesives
This research utilizes the fundamentals of green chemistry to develop a safer formulation, based on aliphatic thiols (common in natural minerals) and disulfide (a component of hair that impacts its natural curl). Dr. Daniel Schmidt, UMass Lowell Professor of Plastics Engineering.Fall 2011.
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Schools
Schools face a number of issues related to toxics such as chemical use in laboratories and art rooms, building materials and indoor air quality, pesticide use and janitorial cleaning.
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