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TURA More and Less Hazardous Lists

TURA SAB More and Less Hazardous Lists

As an information resource for Massachusetts companies, the TURA Science Advisory Board has developed informational lists of "more and less hazardous chemicals". The TURA program draws upon these informational lists when choosing chemicals to designate as Higher Hazard Substances or Lower Hazard Substances.

TURA More Hazardous Chemicals TURA Less Hazardous Chemicals

1-bromopropane; aka nPB (as of 9/25/13)

1,2,3-trichloropropane

1,3 butadiene

2,4 Dinitrotoluene

2,6 Dinitrotoluene

4 biphenylamine

4,4'-Methylene-bis (2-Chloroaniline); aka MOCA

Acrylamide

Acrylonitrile

Aldrin

Aluminum phosphide

Arsenic

Arsenic compounds

Benzene

Benzidene

Beryllium and beryllium compounds

Beta-naphthylamine

Bis (tributyltin) oxide

Bischloromethyl ether

Cadmium

Cadmium compounds

Carbofuran

Carbon tetrachloride

Chlordane

Chlorine

Chloroform

Chromic acid

Chromium compounds (+6)

CI Direct Black 38

CI Direct Blue 6

Crystalline Silica

Cyanide compounds

DEF

Dibenzofuran

Dibromochloropropane

Dibromoethane

Dichloroethane

Dichlorvos

Diethylsulfate

Dimethylformamide

Dinoseb

Dioxane

Dioxin

Epichlorohydrin

Ethylene oxide

Fluoroacetic acid

Formaldehyde

Heptachlor

Hexachloro13butadiene

Hexachlorobenzene

Hexachlorophene

Hydrazine

Hydrogen cyanide

Hydrogen fluoride

Isodrin

Lead

Lead compounds

Lindane

Malononitrile

MCPA

Mercury and Mercury Compounds

Methoxychlor

Methyl parathion

Methylene Chloride

Methylenebis(phenylisocyanate)

Mixed Dinitrotoluene

Nickel compounds

Nitrobenzene

Nitrofen

Nitrosodiethylamine

Octachloronaphthalene

Osmium tetraoxide

PACs

Paraquat dichloride

PCBs

Pendimethalin

Pentachlorophenol

Phenol

Phosgene

Propyleneimine

Propyleneoxide

Selenium and selenium compounds

Silver chromate

Sodium Azide

Sodium pentachlorophenate

Sulfuric acid

Sulfuric acid (fuming)

Tetrachloroethylene

Toluenediisocyanate

Toxaphene

Trichloroethylene

Trifluralin

Vinyl chloride

Acetic acid

Acetone

Ammonium bicarbonate

Chromium compounds (III as CR)

Ethyl Acetate

Ethylene glycol

Ferric chloride

Ferric sulfate

Ferrous ammonium sulfate (anhydrous)

Ferrous Chloride

Ferrous sulfate (heptahydrate)

Isobutyl alcohol

Methanol

Methylethylketone

n Butyl alcohol

sec butyl alcohol

Silver in alloy form

Sodium phosphate, dibasic

Sodium phosphate, tribasic

Zinc borate

Zinc in alloy form

Zinc sulfate