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Safer Solvents can Replace Dichloromethane in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

TURI collaborated with researchers UMass and representatives from Johnson Matthey (now called Veranova) to find and evaluate safer alternatives to dichloromethane (DCM) used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.

ILO Recognizes Safe and Healthy Work as a Fundamental Right

Delegates representing 187 countries from around the world took a long-anticipated step to address the global public health crisis facing workers.

Toxics Use Reduction Planners: Building Competitiveness Through Innovation and Effective Materials Management

Massachusetts firms that manufacture or process at or above 25,000 lbs. a year, or otherwise use 10,000 lbs. per year of a listed toxic chemical, are required to report on use and waste and submit reduction plans to the state

P2OASys training

TURI developed the Pollution Prevention Options Analysis System (P2OASys) tool to help companies and others organize information to compare the environmental, health and safety (EHS) attributes of chemicals, formulated products and production process changes.

TURI Works to Remove Harmful Chemicals in Gymnastics Facilities

35 years of Reducing Toxics

Like many of our environmental laws, the Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA) was created in the wake of a tragedy.  Just outside Boston, Massachusetts, children in the community of Woburn developed leukemia and other cancers at an abnormal rate during the 1960s and 70s.  Investigations later linked the cluster of childhood cancer with water contamination from the use of toxic chemicals by local businesses. The carcinogen trichlorethylene (also known as “TCE”) was among the toxics identified.

River Street Metal Finishing Case Study

River Street Metal Finishing’s project protected workers from potential exposure to a hazardous acid, reduced hazardous waste and saves $5,000 annually.

Riverdale Mills Case Study

Riverdale Mills, a manufacturer of wire mesh, developed a dual brush roll system that significantly reduced the use of toxics, improved the work environment, and increased cost savings.

Siemens Healthineers Case Study

Siemens Healthineers, manufacturer of biomedical devices, eliminated use of a harmful hormone disrupter and found a safer alternative that met international restrictions.