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Environmental Justice through Toxics Use Reduction
Toxics Use Reduction is a best practice for advancing the pursuit of environmental justice for all. Our 2025 Environmental Justice report draws upon TURA Data, aiming to help government agencies, businesses, and communities identify opportunities to advance environmental justice by reducing the use of Toxics in Massachusetts.
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QACs)
The TURA Science Advisory Board (SAB) has recommended that certain Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride (DDAC) and Alkyl Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride (ADBAC) chemicals be added to the TURA list of Toxic or Hazardous Substances. In reviewing the science about DDAC and ADBAC, the SAB had concerns related to these substances, including respiratory system irritation and inflammation including outcomes consistent with occupational asthma and work-exacerbated asthma; corrosive effects; hazard for aquatic life; and environmental fate and persistence. The SAB had additional concerns for reproductive effects and neural tube development. This policy analysis summarizes key scientific information on DDAC and ADBAC; estimates the number of facilities that are likely to enter the program as a result of the proposed listing; analyzes opportunities and challenges new filers are likely to face; and discusses the implications of this policy measure for the TURA program. Based on this analysis, the Toxics Use Reduction Institute supports the SAB’s recommendation that DDAC and ADBAC be added to the TURA list of Toxic or Hazardous Substances.
SAB Meeting – February 2025 – Aryl Phosphate Esters Category Discussion
Feb 13, 2025Continued discussions on aryl phosphate esters.
SAB Meeting – December 2024 – Aryl Phosphate Esters Category Discussion
Dec 16, 2024Discussion on the listing of aryl phosphate esters under TURA.
SAB Meeting – October 2024 -Trans-DCE & Flame Retardants
Oct 7, 2024Discussion of transDCE and certain flame retardants under TURA.
Draft EHS Summary for PFNA, SAB Meeting 06/21/18
Long-chain perfluoroalkanecarboxylic acids and their salts are surfaceactive chemicals (surfactants), which greatly reduce the surface tension (surface energy) of water, aqueous solutions, and organic liquids even at low concentrations.
Draft EHS Summary for PFHpA, SAB Meeting 06/21/18
Long-chain perfluoroalkanecarboxylic acids and their salts are surfaceactive chemicals (surfactants), which greatly reduce the surface tension (surface energy) of water, aqueous solutions, and organic liquids even at low concentrations.
Draft EHS Summary for PFHxS, SAB Meeting 04/11/18
Synonym1 s: EINECS 206-587-1; 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6- Tridecafluorohexane-1-sulfonic acid; Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid; UNII-ZU6Y1E592S
Draft EHS Summary for PFHxA, SAB Meeting 04/11/18
Synonym1 s: EINECS 206-196-6; NSC 5213; Perfluorohexanoic acid; Undecafluoro-1-hexanoic acid; UNII-ZP34Q2220R
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