Five Chemicals Study
Final Report
TURI delivered the Five Chemicals Study report to the State on Monday, July 3, 2006. The report is now searchable in quickloading html and also available for downloading.
“The value of this study to Massachusetts companies is that it provides practical guidance for companies and consumers, helping them understand the tradeoffs between using each alternative for their particular need,” said Michael Ellenbecker, Director of TURI and Professor of Industrial Hygiene at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Questions?
Answers to frequently asked questions
Background
In July of 2005, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts requested that the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) conduct a scientific study to assess safer alternatives for the following five toxic or hazardous chemicals:
- Lead
- Formaldehyde
- Perchloroethylene (PCE)
- Hexavalent chromium
- di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
TURI developed an “alternatives assessment” methodology that was used to evaluate the technical, economic, and environmental, health and safety feasibility of alternatives to the five chemicals for selected uses.
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