Industry/Sector: Plastics
TURI provides grants to academic researchers to support efforts to find and develop safer alternatives to harmful chemicals.
Industry/Sector: Plastics
TURI offers grants to help Massachusetts businesses adopt safer alternatives to toxic chemicals.
Industry/Sector: Plastics
Industry/Sector: Plastics
All rights to this report belong to the Toxics Use Reduction Institute. The
material may be duplicated with permission by contacting the Institute.
Industry/Sector: Plastics
The Toxics Use Reduction Institute at UMASS Lowell began the Wire and Cable Supply Chain
Initiative in early 2001. Participants included businesses throughout the entire supply-chain –
compounders, additive suppliers, extruders, OEMs, and recyclers.
Industry/Sector: Plastics
The Academic Research program is a project of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI). The
program taps the research capabilities of the University of Massachusetts to advance the
investigation, development and evaluation of sustainable technologies that are environmentally,
occupationally and economically sound.
Industry/Sector: Plastics
Industry/Sector: Plastics
Industry/Sector: Plastics
The Health Hazard Evaluation Program received a request from the owner of four gymnastics
studios. He was concerned about employee exposure to flame retardants from polyurethane
foam blocks, mats, and other padded equipment in the gymnastics studios.
