Five Chemical Usage In Massachusetts
Chemical (CAS #) | Amount Used in Massachusetts Manufacturing (pounds, based on 2003 TUR data) | Manufacturing Industry Sector (in Massachusetts) | Consumer Product (examples) |
DEHP (117-81-7) | 3,521,512 | Medical Products | IV Bags and other PVC medical devices |
Plastics | Plastic and rubber products | ||
Wire and Cable Coating | Lighting ballasts and electric Capacitors | ||
| PVC toys and other PVC consumer goods | ||
| Household PVC products | ||
| Pesticides | ||
| Perfumes | ||
| Aerosol paint concentrates | ||
| Pigments and inks | ||
Formaldehyde (50-00-0) | 4,692,540 | Resins | Building products (softwood lumber, plywood, particleboard) |
Electronics | Personal care products | ||
Plastics | Abrasives | ||
Abrasives | Household cleaners | ||
| Tissue preservatives | ||
Hexavalent Chromium | 1,292,662* | Metal Finishing | Chrome plated metals |
Metal Products | Wood product preservatives | ||
| Pigments | ||
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Lead (7439-92-1) | 3,354,819 (as lead) | Electronics Assembly | Electronics – component finish, solder, PWB surface finish, CRT |
6,639,147 (as lead compounds) | Concrete and Asphalt | Lead-acid batteries | |
Plastics Compounds | Ammunition | ||
Wire and Cable Coatings | Radiation shielding | ||
Polymer Adhesives | PVC products | ||
Metal Plating | Pigments, paints | ||
Leaded Glass | Temperature sensitive inks | ||
Screen Printing | Aviation fuel | ||
Pewter | Recreational marine fuel | ||
Perchloroethylene (127-18-4) | 304,217 | Dry Cleaning | Dry cleaning services |
Electronics | Household hard surface cleaners | ||
Adhesives | Insecticides | ||
Coatings | Lubricating oils and greases | ||
Inks | Paint and varnish removers | ||
Metal Cleaning | Rug and upholstery cleaners | ||
Oil and fat extraction |
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Source: Toxics Use Reduction Institute
*includes use for all chromium, not just hexavalent chromium