TURI Publications
Toxics Use Reduction Institute research and training is documented in a series of reports and fact sheets. Subjects include alternatives assessment for hazardous materials, environmental management, safer technologies, and toxic chemical facts.
TURA Program Assessment
TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 26. In 2008 the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) undertook an assessment of the TURA program. This report presents the findings of this assessment. The assessment presents a review of TURA program activities; a review of prior studies of the TURA program; the results of an online survey and telephone interviews with Massachusetts companies and consultants conducted by the consulting firm Abt Associates; and results from a survey and interviews conducted with organizations served by the Institute’s Community program.
- Toxics Use Reduction Act Program Assessment, Executive Summary. 2009
- Toxics Use Reduction Act Program Assessment. 2009
Asthma-Related Chemicals in Massachusetts: an Analysis of Toxics Use Reduction Data. 2009
The purpose of this project was to understand the extent to which chemicals that can cause the initial onset of asthma or trigger subsequent asthma attacks are being used by Massachusetts industries who report under the Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) program. TURI Methods and Policy Report #25.
Toxic substances in articles: the need for information |
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Massachusetts Chemical Fact Sheets
Massachusetts Chemical Fact Sheets describe the hazards, exposure routes, uses and alternatives, and regulatory context for selected chemicals.
Five Chemicals Study |
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Toxics Use Reduction Case Studies
Stories of how industry and business have reduced their use of toxic chemicals
Toxics Use Reduction Policy Analysis
- TURA Program Assessment
- Alternatives Assessment for Toxics Use Reduction. 2005.
- Integration of Pollution Prevention and Occupational Health and Safety. 2000.
- A detailed analysis of the TURA data by chemical category, 1990-1997. 2000
- Categorization of the Toxics Use Reduction List of Toxic and Hazardous Substances. 1999.
Toxics Use Reduction for Industrial Sectors
TURI Publications on pollution prevention issues in selected industries
University Research in Sustainable Technologies
Sustainable technology reports on TURI-funded toxics reduction research
- Green(er) PVC:The Development of Lead and Phthalate-Free Nanocomposite Formulations with Practical Utility. 2007.
- Improved Lead-Free Wire and Cable Insulation Performance Using Nanocomposites. 2006
- Assessing the Electrical Properties of Alternative Wire and Cable Coatings: Metallocene EPDM. 2004.
- Natural "Green" Dyes for the Textile Industry. 2003.
- Environmentally Benign Resins and Additives, for Use in the Wire and Cable Industry. 2003.
TURI Matching Grants Program
The Matching Grants Program was initiated in FY93 to facilitate the development and use of innovative techniques that reduce the use of toxic chemicals or the generation of toxic byproducts in Massachusetts businesses.
- Cupric Chloride Etch Regeneration. 1997
- Elimination of Ozone Depleting Chemicals at M/A-COM, Inc. 1993.
- Arsine Source Replacement for the Growth of Gallium Arsenide via MOCVD. 1993.
- TURI Demonstration Site Reports
TURI Research Fellows Program Reports
The Research Fellows Program funded toxics use reduction projects performed by a University of Massachusetts Lowell graduate student and his/her adviser.
- A background document on lifecycle analysis: biodegradable polymers. 1993.
- A Biological Process to Make Water Soluble Ionic Polymers: Poly (Glutamic Acid), Production and Isolation. 1993.
- Alternative Fire Extinguishing Agents: Non-volatile Precursors to Olefinic Bromofluorocarbons. 1993.
- Application of Toxics Use Reduction to OSHA Policy and Programs. 1995.
- Biological Synthesis of Chemicals and Materials: Production of Substituted Para-polyphenylene. 1992.
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