Resources Related to COVID-19
For over 30 years, TURI has worked to identify safer and effective cleaning alternatives.
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Making Massachusetts A Safer Place To Live And Work
The Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) at the University of Massachusetts Lowell provides resources and tools to help businesses, municipalities, and communities in Massachusetts find safer alternatives to toxic chemicals.
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Video: Companies and communities reduce toxic chemical use
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Cleaning Laboratory
Test the performance of a safer janitorial or industrial cleaning product. Visit our state of the art lab or contact us.
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Search for safer alternatives by exploring our databases and tools, such as P2OASys, Cleaner Solutions and TURAData.
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Find company case studies, chemical fact sheets, policy analyses, technical research reports and more.
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