Cleaning Research Projects
Trichloroethylene Reduction In Rhode Island |
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| Through a grant from EPA Region 1 and EPA Headquarters, the TURI Lab has been working with Rhode Island companies that were using TCE. The lab developed a one day, hands-on workshop demonstrating the effectiveness of alternatives to TCE. Read more... | |
Trichloroethylene and Chlorinated Solvents Reduction |
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| The TURI and the Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) recently complted working on a grant from EPA Region I to assess TCE use among smaller Massachusetts industries. Read more... | |
Bio Based Alternative Solvents |
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| SSL has investigated several solvents based on renewable feed stocks. The laboratory focused its testing on product performance on a variety of soils, substrates. Read more... | |
Janitorial Product Evaluation for Environmentally Preferable Purchasing |
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| The Institute's Surface Solutions Lab evaluated the performance of environmentally safer janitorial cleaning products for the Massachusetts Environmentally Preferable Product Procurement Program. Read more... | |
Janitorial Pilot for Greener Cleaners |
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| Pinanski Hall, one of the older buildings of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, has served as a successful pilot for the introduction of green cleaning products on UML’s North Campus. Read more... | |
Alternative Paint Application System Evaluation |
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| The EnviroCaddie TM for spray painting was evaluated for performance and worker exposure. Read more... | |
Lab Publications |
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| More projects on surface cleaning Read more... | |