TURI Publications
CD Aero Eliminates Use of a Carcinogen
After a change in ownership, CD Aero worked with the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) and the Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) to find a safer alternative cleaning process to the use of n-propyl bromide (nPB). With a new aqueous cleaning process, the company is now saving $46,000 per year, protecting health and safety and ...
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Identification of Safer Alternatives to TCE for Cleaning Applications in Minnesota
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is used in many facilities located throughout Minnesota. Many of these businesses use TCE as a cleaning or dissolving solvent in fabricated metal products manufacturing and in machine manufacturing. The Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) was contracted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), as part of an in ...
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The content in TURI's Web Archive section is no longer being updated. However, the materials in this archive may be useful as background documents to supplement current information or to provide a historical perspective on a topic.
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CD Aero Eliminates Use of nPB
After a change in ownership, CD Aero worked with the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) and the Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) to find a safer alternative cleaning process to the use of n-propyl bromide (nPB). With a new aqueous cleaning process, the company is now saving $46,000 per year, protecting health and safety and ...
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Natural Grass Playing Field Case Study: Martha's Vineyard, MA
Communities on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts have partnered with a non-profit group called The Field Fund to manage their natural grass playing fields with organic maintenance. The playing fields support the full demands of local youth and adult recreational activities, and increase community access to pesticide-free play space ...
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Riverdale Mills Innovates to Reduce Chemical Use
The manufacturing process employed by Riverdale Mills historically required the use of hydrochloric acid, ammonium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide. To reduce the amount of chemicals used, the company designed, fabricated, and installed a two-part dual brush roll system to remove excess water and acid at two points in the galvanizing process. Riv ...
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PFAS in Artificial Turf Carpet
This brief fact sheet provides some basic background information on PFAS and on recent testing for these chemicals in artificial turf as reported by nonprofit organizations. This information is provided under TURI’s mandate to provide information on toxic chemicals and safer alternatives to businesses, municipalities, community members and othe ...
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UNEP Guidance Development
To assist governments towards establishing or improving their chemicals control, the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) has developed a publication series on chemicals control. These new documents complement the 2015 UN Environment Guidance on the Development of Legal and Institutional Infrastructures and Measures for Recover ...
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Little Leaf Farms Overpowers Algae. 2019
Little Leaf Farms grows lettuce greens year-round in a protective greenhouse located in Devens, MA. Little Leaf received a grant from the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) to evaluate an effective approach to cleaning their growing gutters without using chemicals. Unwanted algae was growing in the gutters in which the lettuce is grown, and ...
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Free Wheelers Bike Shop. 2019
The Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) Cleaning Laboratory provides performance testing for safer cleaning products. The lab partnered with the UMass Lowell Free Wheelers bike shop, located on campus, to evaluate its current cleaners.
Free Wheelers and the lab were interested in identifying cleaning products and processes that would prote ...
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Cancer and work: Understanding occupational cancers and taking action to eliminate them
Edited by Tony Musu and Laurent Vogel
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Merrimack Ales Tests Safer Cleaning and Sanitizing Technology
Merrimack Ales received two small business grants from the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) during fiscal years 2016 and 2017 to test alternative technologies and processes for cleaning and sanitizing their brewing and fermenting vats. The objective was to identify and implement materials
better for worker health and safety and the enviro ...
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Toxics Use Reduction and Resource Conservation: Competitiveness impacts for Massachusetts Businesses
Many businesses are saving on their annual operating costs as a direct result of toxics use reduction or resource conservation efforts. There are also cases in which businesses choose to make changes that actually increase their annual operating costs. This document presents examples of both experiences, notes the individual business factors th ...
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Acushnet Rubber Company - ISO 14001 Certification through TUR. OTA 1997
Acushnet Rubber Company of New Bedford, Massachusetts is the first company in Massachusetts to
obtain certification in ISO 14001, an international standard for environmental management. The
company is also the first in the world to become certified in ISO 14001, ISO 9001 (a standard for quality
programs), and the American automotive industry ...
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Artificial Turf Fact Sheet
This fact sheet introduces some of the considerations that are relevant to evaluating natural grass and artificial turf playing surfaces.
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Mike's Autobody - Safer Alternatives for Materials and Equipment. 2016
Auto mechanics can be exposed to lead, solvents, acids and other toxics during their work day. This case study describes work undertaken at Mike’s Auto Body to reduce these exposures by reducing their use of toxic chemicals and materials, with assistance from the Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) and Toxics Use Reduction Instit ...
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Chemical Alternatives Assessment: Cleaning Solutions Formulations. 2015.
On behalf of a cleaning solutions formulator, the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) investigated the relative chemical hazards of five enzymatic detergent formulations, which included 21 individual chemicals.
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Franklin Paint Company - Toxics Use Reduction. OTA. 2015
Franklin Paint Company employs 28 people in Franklin, Massachusetts, and produces about 2 million gallons of traffic and field marking paint annually, primarily for customers on the Eastern Seaboard, though they have customers worldwide. In the past two decades, Franklin Paint has dramatically reduced the use of hazardous chemicals, including h ...
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Assessment of Safer Sealant Removers. 2014.
Authors: G. Morose, J. Marshall, D. Lamb, C. Uzor
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Evaluating Progress A Report on the Findings of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Program Evaluation. 1997.
Authors: M. Becker, K. Geiser
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Toxics Use Reduction Planners Building Competitiveness Through Innovation and Effective Materials Management. 2004.
Authors: P. Civie and T. MacFadden
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Texas Instruments - Energy Conservation. 2003.
Texas Instruments (TI) is an established leader in toxics use reduction (TUR), implementing many innovative TUR techniques in the past ten years. As part of its on-going efforts, TI has employed innovative methods for minimizing its daily energy requirements and saving money. TI installed heat exchangers in its chiller systems to utilize atmosp ...
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Application of Toxics Use Reduction to OSHA policy and Programs. 1995.
TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 12. This report surveys the options which can be used to reduce the use of toxics in the workplace, and suggests differences in the ways in which occupational health representatives and professionals might look at toxics use reduction for occupational health purposes. It also examines OSHA's current regulatio ...
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ChemGenes Corporation - Solvent Recovery and Recycling. 2013.
ChemGenes has a long history with Toxics Use Reduction (TUR). Working with the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) since 2005, the company has reduced its use of chloroform by 55 percent and hexane by 35 percent, resulting in a net savings of $215,000. Then, in 2012, the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) at UMass Lowell awarded ChemGenes ...
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Experiences of Four Corporate Officials Managing Compliance with TURA. 2011.
Author: R. Reibstein
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Primary Prevention for Worker Health and Safety: Cleaner Production and TUR. 2011.
Authors: K. R. Armenti, R. Moure-Eraso, C. Slatin, K. Geiser
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Helping Small Businesses Implement Toxics Use Reduction Techniques. 2011.
Authors: J. Onasch, P. Shoemaker, H. M. Nguyen, C. Roelofs
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Supply Chain Collaboration to Achieve Toxics Use Reduction. 2011.
Authors: G. Morose, S. Shina, R. Farrell
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At the Source: The Origins of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Program. 2011.
Authors: M. Ellenbecker, K. Geiser
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Technical Performance Evaluation of the Potential Biobased Floor Strippers. 2008.
Authors: E. Massawe, K. Geiser, M. Ellenbecker, J. Marshall
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United Nations Environment Programme Economics of Conversion to Mercury-Free Products. 2011.
Authors: G. Morose, J. Lindberg
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Toxics Use Reduction Act Program Assessment. 2009.
TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 26. This 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; and results from a survey and interviews conducted with organizations served by the Institute's ...
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Regulatory and Practical Issues in the Promotion of Toxics Use Reduction in Massachusetts. 1994.
TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 7. This study is intended as an early step in the long road that lies ahead if the Commonwealth seeks to modify its current regulatory structure to promote toxics use reduction. It builds from earlier efforts and makes recommendations about future efforts for regulatory structure modification.
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Opportunities for Cancer Prevention: Trends in the Use and Release of Carcinogens in Massachusetts. 2013.
TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 29. This report uses data submitted under TURA to analyze use and release patterns for chemicals associated with cancer. The report is intended as a resource both for professionals working in the area of toxics use reduction and for those working in the area of cancer prevention.
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Trends in the Use and Release of Carcinogens in Massachusetts
TURI released a report in June 2013 that assesses trends in the use and release of chemicals associated with cancer in Massachusetts.
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Independent Plating - Trivalent Chromium Plating Conversion. 2012.
Traditionally, metal finishing relies on the use of a number of toxic chemicals to achieve the performance requirements of its customers. Independent Plating recently converted a nickel plating line to accommodate a new technology that substitutes trivalent chromium for hexavalent chromium, a Higher Hazard Substance. This case study documents t ...
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Assessment of Alternatives to Perchloroethylene for the Dry Cleaning Industry. 2012.
TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 27. TURI conducted an assessment of seven common alternatives to perchloroethylene to help dry cleaners find technically viable and environmentally preferable methods for garment cleaning.
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Ace Cleaners - Eliminating the Use of Toxic Chemicals in Dry Cleaning. 2011.
Professional wet cleaning has been identified as one of the most promising alternatives to
perchloroethylene in the dry cleaning industry. The Toxics Use Reduction Institute at UMass Lowell
provided a matching grant to Ace Cleaners in North Andover, Massachusetts, to help the
small business convert its operations from perchloroethylene-based ...
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Higher Hazard Substances Under the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act: Lessons From the First Four Years. 2011.
Authors: R. Massey, H. Tenney, E. Harriman
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Trichloroethylene (TCE) Fact Sheet
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a common solvent, widely used in vapor degreasing, as a chemical intermediate, as part of cleaning solvent mixtures and as a solvent in adhesives. Due to its serious adverse effects on human health and the environment, TCE is subject to multiple regulations at the state, federal and international levels. TCE was desig ...
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Sulfuric Acid and Fuming Sulfuric Acid Fact Sheet
Sulfuric acid is a corrosive toxic chemical that causes direct effects ranging from irritation to burns on the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract. In 1996, Massachusetts businesses consumed almost 45 million pounds of sulfuric acid, the world's most widely used chemical, in the production of chemicals, electricity, food products, paper products, ...
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Methylene Diphenyl Isocyanate (MDI) Fact Sheet
Methylene Diphenyl Isocyanate (MDI) is a poison when inhaled. At room temperature MDI is a solid, but it is sold and used in molten form. Workplaces are the primary source of exposure to MDI, which is an intermediary chemical in the manufacture of polyurethanes. In Massachusetts MDI use is on the rise due to a single facility, which used over 1 ...
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Lead Fact Sheet
Manufacturers use lead in many different products such as batteries, metal products, cables, ceramic glazes, pigments, and ammunition. Lead is a well-established human and environmental hazard. In 2004, Massachusetts manufacturers used more than 8.5 million pounds of lead and lead compounds, with electricity generation and the wire and cable in ...
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Ethylene Oxide Fact Sheet
A known carcinogen, Ethylene oxide (EtO) poses serious hazards to human health. In 1996, United States manufacturers consumed over 8 billion pounds of EtO, primarily as an intermediary chemical in the manufacture of ethylene glycols, glycol ethers, ethanolamines, and surface-active agents (surfactants). Until 1997, only three firms had ever re ...
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Dimethylformamide Fact Sheet
A potential carcinogen, dimethylformamide (DMF) has come under increasing regulatory scrutiny. Manufacturers use DMF as a solvent in a variety of applications, including the production of electronic components, pharmaceutical products, textile coatings, and urethanes. In Massachusetts DMF use declined slightly by 6% between 1995 and 1997, with ...
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Chlorine Fact Sheet
Widely used in industry, American businesses and wastewater treatment facilities consumed over 13 million pounds of chlorine (Cl) in 1995. The regeneration of
etching solutions was the primary end-use for Cl in Massachusetts, used in the electronics industry to manufacture components. Cl poses the greatest potential for harm to human health t ...
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Cadmium and Cadmium Compounds Fact Sheet
Due to its serious adverse effects on human health and the environment, cadmium is subject to multiple regulations at the state, federal, and international levels. In 2018, Massachusetts facilities subject to TURA reported the use of over 160,000 pounds of cadmium and cadmium compounds.
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Acrylonitrile Fact Sheet
Massachusetts, with its very small petrochemical manufacturing base, uses little acrylonitrile, only 222,000 pounds in 1996, primarily for the manufacture of styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) resins and acrylamide-based coatings. Acrylonitrile is a probable carcinogen according to both the International Agency for Research on Cancer and to the EPA i ...
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Arsenic and Arsenic Compounds Fact Sheet
Found naturally in the environment and used primarily in Massachusetts for wood preservation and semiconductor manufacturing, people are exposed to arsenic on a daily basis. Reflecting its extreme toxicity, both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the EPA in the USA regulate arsenic to protect workers and the public fr ...
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Groundwork Lawrence Healthy Living through Cleaners and Personal Care Products
Project leaders of Groundwork Lawrence educated their community on toxics found in household cleaners and personal care products.
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TURI Newsletter
Events, grant deadlines, and news from the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI)
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Ophir Optics, LLC - Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. 2011.
Ophir Optics uses lean manufacturing to achieve significant VOC reductions
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The Origins of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Program
At the source: the origins of the Massachusetts toxics use reduction program and an overview of this special issue Original Research Article
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 389-396
Michael Ellenbecker, Ken Geiser
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Supply Chain Collaboration to Achieve Toxics Use Reduction
Supply chain collaboration to achieve toxics use reduction Original Research Article
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 397-407
Gregory Morose, Sammy Shina, Robert Farrell
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Helping Small Businesses Implement Toxics Use Reduction Techniques
Helping small businesses implement toxics use reduction techniques: dry cleaners, auto shops, and floor finishers assisted in creating safer and healthier work places
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 408-413
Joy Onasch, Paul Shoemaker, Hoa Mai Nguyen, Cora Roelofs
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Hands-on Assistance Improves Pollution Prevention Services of TURI’s Lab
Hands-on assistance improves already successful pollution prevention services of the toxics use reduction institute’s laboratory
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 424-428
Jason P. Marshall
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Toxics Use Reduction in the Home
Toxics use reduction in the home: lessons learned from household exposure studies Original Research Article
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 438-444
Sarah C. Dunagan, Robin E. Dodson, Ruthann A. Rudel, Julia G. Brody
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A Feasibility and Cost Comparison of Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning to Professional Wet Cleaning
A feasibility and cost comparison of perchloroethylene dry cleaning to professional wet cleaning: case study of Silver Hanger Cleaners, Bellingham, Massachusetts Original Research Article
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 477-482
J. Onasch
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Primary Prevention for Worker Health and Safety: Cleaner Production and TUR
Primary prevention for worker health and safety: cleaner production and toxics use reduction in Massachusetts Original Research Article
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 488-497
Karla R. Armenti, Rafael Moure-Eraso, Craig Slatin, Ken Geiser
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Experiences of Four Corporate Officials Managing Compliance with TURA
The experiences of four corporate officials managing compliance with the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 498-504
Rick Reibstein
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Program Assessment at the 20 Year Mark: Experiences with TURA
Program assessment at the 20 year mark: experiences of Massachusetts companies and communities with the Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) program Original Research Article
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 505-516
Rachel I. Massey
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How TURA Continues to Promote Clean Production Internationally
How the Toxics Use Reduction Act continues to promote clean production Internationally Original Research Article
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 552-558
Beverley Thorpe
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Business Value of Toxics Reduction and Pollution Prevention Planning
Business value of toxics reduction and pollution prevention planning
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 559-560
Fred Granek
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Book reviews for special issue
Book reviews for special issue
Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 19, Issue 5, March 2011, Pages 566-570
Janet G. Hutchins
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JCP Articles
Volume 19, Issue 5 of the Journal of Cleaner Production (March 2011) celebrates the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act of 1989 (TURA).
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Cleaning Urethane, Ink and Paint Manufacturing Vessels - Alternatives to Toxic Solvents in Cleaning Systems. 1997.
In 1995, Raffi and Swanson, Inc. received a $20,000 grant from the Massachusetts Toxics
Use Reduction Institute (TURI) to examine alternatives to toxic solvents in the company’s cleaning
operations. Raffi and Swanson set a project goal of reducing chemical use and byproducts from
these cleaning operations by 50%. Raffi and Swanson met this g ...
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Silver Hanger Cleaners - Feasibility and Cost Comparison of Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning to Professional Wet Cleaning. 2010.
The Toxics Use Reduction Institute has been working with the dry cleaning sector for over ten years — focusing
on the ultimate goal of replacing the use of perchloroethylene (PCE) in this sector with safer and feasible alternatives,
particularly professional wet cleaning. In 2008, the Institute provided a matching grant to Silver Hanger Clean ...
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Cupric Chloride Etch Regeneration. 1997
TURI Technical Report No. 45. Tri-Star Technologies, located in Methuen, Massachusetts, has one of the world's largest
facilities offering in-house printed circuit board design, fabrication and assembly, from
prototype through production volumes. Their state-of-the-art, 120,000 square foot facility
provides a "one-stop shop" for a full range ...
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Asthma-Related Chemicals in Massachusetts: an Analysis of Toxics Use Reduction Data. 2009.
TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 25. This report examines the extent to which chemicals that can cause the initial onset of asthma or trigger subsequent asthma attacks -- known as asthmagens -- are being used by Massachusetts industries that report under the Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) program.
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Survey Evaluation of the MassachusettsToxics Use Reduction Program. 1997.
TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 14. The Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) was passed in 1989 with the objective of reducing toxic chemical waste in the Commonwealth. In 1996, TURl contracted with Abt Associates Inc. to conduct a survey to assess the effectiveness of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Program, the set of progr ...
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Olympic Manufacturing - Recycling Coolant. OTA 1999.
By installing a recycling system for the coolant used on their roll threading machines, Olympic Manufacturing was able to reduce coolant disposal by 75% and solid waste disposal by approximately 88%. Prior to installation and operation of this recycling system, Olympic was discarding machining coolant after two days of use, generating roughly 6 ...
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Hampden Papers, Inc. - Reduction of VOC Emissions Leads top Savings. OTA 1998.
In an ongoing effort to limit emissions and reduce use of hazardous chemicals, Hampden Papers spent four years researching, developing, testing and implementing a new coatings formulation used in over 70% of the company's manufacturing capabilities. The new formulation helps Hampden Papers reduce annual VOC emissions by 4-6 tons. More significa ...
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Coyne Textile Services - Pre-Laundering Techniques to Achieve Reductions in Water Use. OTA 2002.
Coyne Textile Services, an industrial laundry service, used simple but effective toxics use reduction techniques that resulted in reductions of over 19,000 pounds of chemicals and conservation of 2 million gallons of water. This translates into over $25,000 in savings from the reduction of chemical use and wash loads, plus additional savings fr ...
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In-Depth Investigation of Toxics Use Reduction in Massachusetts Industry. 1997
TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 16. This report assesses the impact of the major components of the TURA program (reporting, planning, technical assistance, education and training, and regulatory outreach, compliance, and enforcement) on a firm's environmental management practices; environmental compliance performance; competitive position; m ...
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A Detailed Analysis of,the TURA Data by Chemical Category 1990-1997. 2000.
TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 20. This report summarizes the findings of an in-depth study of the 1990-1997 Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) data by chemical category. Detailed chemical category analysis provides information about progress with respect to specific areas of human health concern and presents an opportunity for m ...
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Pesticide Reduction through Lowell's Tyler Park
To goal of the project was to encourage the reduction of pesticide use on lawns in Lowell's residential and civic spaces with a non-pesticide demonstration lawn site at Tyler Park.
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Safe Products in Worcester Neighborhoods (SPIN)
The goal of the SPIN project was to increase community awareness among lower income inner city youth about the harmful chemicals found in household products.
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Barnstable County: Stop the FLARE up in Water Contamination
The goal of this project was to prevent contamination from emergency flares to ground and surface water in and around the Cape Cod area, and to encourage the use of safer products for emergency responders and the public.
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ECOprojects of Lynn: Healthy Homes - Healthy Bodies
Through trainings, workshops, and focus group research, ECOprojects helped to alleviate suffering of asthmatics among lower income Lynn residents, especially children.
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Townsend Organic Lawn Care Demonstration Site
The Town of Townsend increased public awareness that organic lawn care practices provide a viable, effective and safer alternative to toxic substances currently in use by creating demonstration lawns at the Town Hall and Library and conducting other outreach activities.
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NOFA Organic Lawn & Turf Course - Municipal Scholarships
Six Massachusetts municipal employees were awarded scholarships to attend the NOFA Organic Lawn & Turf Course in August of 2007.
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Boston Vietnamese Healthy Nail Salon Initiative
New Ecology Inc. has worked to build a process for working with technical experts, salon technicians, owners and suppliers to promote toxics use reduction in Vietnamese-owned nail salons in Dorchester and the Greater Boston area.
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Evaluation of the Interactions Between Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Polymeric Materials. 1994.
TURI Technical Report No. 12. In this report, we present (1) the results of testing a broad spectrum of polymers
in carbon dioxide over a range of temperatures and pressures and (2) the evaluation
of the effect of high-pressure carbon dioxide on the chemical/physical properties of
the polymers. The carbon dioxide conditions included both sup ...
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Use Nationally and in Massachusetts
Use Nationally and in Massachusetts
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Perchloroethylene (PCE) Fact Sheet
Able to dissolve most organic materials, perchloroethylene (PCE) is the most widely used dry cleaning solvent in Massachusetts and nationally. Its other major uses are as a metal degreaser, a chemical intermediate and an ingredient in consumer products, such as automotive aerosol parts cleaners and degreasers. PCE is reported to be the chemical ...
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DEHP Fact Sheet
Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is the international standard plasticizer for otherwise rigid plastics such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC). DEHP provides excellent flexibility at reasonable cost, and is found in a multitude of industrial, commercial and consumer products.
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Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act. 1997.
TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 15. This report analyzes the benefits and costs of TURA to the Commonwealth for the period 1990 through 1997.
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Dracut Environmental Science Toxics Use Reduction Program
The primary goal of this project was to educate students, custodial staff, and business employees about specific methodologies to replace and /or reduce toxic substances used in cleaning procedures with less toxic or non-toxic substances.
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Alternative Equipment for Bulk Degreasing and Abrasive Blasting Operations: Beloit Fiber Systems. 1995
TURI Technical Report No. 22. The purpose of this project is to improve worker health and
reduce the use of toxic chemicals used in the re-manufacturing or
refurbishment of used papermill machinery. The specific toxics use
reduction techniques evaluated were production unit redesign,
production unit modernization, and in-process recycling. ...
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Municipal IPM Policy and Proclamation
The City of Newton, working in partnership with concerned citizens, created the Commonwealth's first Integrated Pest Management Policy that committed the City to pesticide use reduction efforts and encouraged citizens to learn about alternatives to pesticides by proclaiming March as Alternatives to Pesticides Month.
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Categorization of the Toxics Use Reduction List of Toxic and Hazardous Substances. 1999.
TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 18. This report is a categorization of the 258 chemicals that have been reported under TURA. The resulting lists of more hazardous, less hazardous and uncategorized chemicals will be used by the Toxics Use Reduction Program to aid in setting priorities and will serve as guidance for companies making chemical s ...
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Alternatives Assessment for Toxics Use Reduction: A Survey of Methods and Tools. 2005.
TURI Methods & Policy Report No. 23. One of the key challenges in toxics use reduction planning is alternatives assessment. This is the process whereby a chemical, material or product that has been identified as toxic is compared with alternatives to find a substitute that is safer for workers, communities and ecosystems. This report reviews ni ...
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TURI's Efforts to Reduce Pesticide Use
Describes efforts supported by the Institute to educate citizens on safer alternatives to pesticides.
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Manomet Centers TURN/MET Project Overview
A description of the Characterization of Sub-lethal Exposures to Pesticides Project funded by the Toxics Use Reduction Institute and Massachusetts Environmental Trust.
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Pesticide Impacts on Wildlife and Human Health in Manomet
"Low-level Exposure to Current-use Pesticides: An Investigation of Impacts on Wildlife and Human Health" was a Project of the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, Manomet, 2005
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Small Businesses and Toxics Use Reduction
This booklet provides, the small business owner, with an introduction to Toxic Use Reduction (TUR).
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Toxics Use Reduction at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School
A Project of Northampton Board of Health
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Barnstable's School TUR Approach
A Project of the Barnstable County Department of Health and the Environment 1999
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Dracut Environmental Science Toxics Use Reduction Program
The primary goal of this project was to educate students, custodial staff, and business employees about specific methodologies to replace and /or reduce toxic substances used in cleaning procedures with less toxic or non-toxic substances.
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Promoting Healthy Schools in Milton
A Project of the Milton School Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Sub-Committee
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Town of Pittsfield
Community Strategies for Toxics Use Reduction in Pittsfield
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Community Strategies for Toxics Use Reduction, Pittsfield
A Project of the Center For Ecological Technology, 2003
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Newton's Alternatives to Pesticides Education Program
A Project of Newton Green Decade Coalition's Committee for Alternatives to Pesticides, 1997.
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A Guide To Toxics Use Reduction
The Lexington Health Department created this guide for households to reduce thier use of toxics.
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Lexington Community Toxic Waste Reduction Initiative
A Project of the Lexington Health Department
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Elimination of Acid and Lead on Wire Strand Annealing and Galvanizing, Riverdale Mills Corp. 2000.
TURI Technical Report No. 48. Requiring the addition of a new multi-wire strand galvanizing line to meet growing
market demand, Riverdale Mills made the goals of toxics use reduction a large part of the
operational requirements of the new line. The company sought to reduce or eliminate the
chemicals conventionally used in the process, the by ...
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The Role of Risk in Chemical Substitution Decisions. 1994.
TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 8 Chemical substitution is a growing method of pollution prevention and toxics use reduction (TUR). This project focuses on the use of tools of risk analysis in chemical substitution decisions.
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Toxic Chemical Management in Massachusetts: An Analysis of Further Chemical Restriction Policies. 1993.
TURI Methods and Policy Report No. 2. The growing awareness of the linkage between environment and development is reflected in the emergence and implementation of the principles of toxics use reduction and sustainable development. These two concepts emphasize and promote a collaborative relationship between government and industry to attain the ...
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Environmental, Health and Safety Issues in the Coated Wire and Cable Industry. 2002.
TURI Technical Report No. 51. Environmental, health and safety concerns with the basic raw materials used in manufacturing coated wire and cable are driving innovation and change in the industry. These concerns include the life cycle impacts of heavy metals such as lead, brominated flame-retardants, and resin systems based on polyvinyl chloride ...
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TURA Data Review-Cable and Wire Industry Sector. 2002.
TURI Methods & Policy Report No. 22. The Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) commissioned this report to evaluate the Toxics Use
Reduction Act (TURA) data provided by facilities within the Cable & Wire industry. The data are analyzed in four ways: industry-wide, by facility, by chemical, and by TUR technique.
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TURI Chemical Fact Sheets
Massachusetts Chemical Fact Sheets describe the hazards, exposure routes, uses and alternatives, and regulatory context for selected chemicals.
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