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Case Study Fat Moon Mushrooms 2020

The TURI Lab tested the performance of safer methods to replace bleach at a mushroom producer.

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.

Cleaning Urethane, Ink and Paint Manufacturing Vessels: A Toxics Use Reduction Case Study

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Analysis of risk trade-off relationships between organic solvents and aqueous agents: case study of metal cleaning processes

Various chemical substances are used in industry as product materials and process chemicals. As issues related to the environment and human health are considered important, possible risks of production processes need to be identified and reduced at the process design stage (Cano-Ruiz and McRae, 1998; Chen and Shonnard, 2004).

Acushnet Rubber Company Case Study

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.

Inner-Tite Corporation Toxics Use Reduction Case Study – Closed-Circuit Degreaser and Other Changes Improve Environmental, Health and Safety

Inner-Tite Corporation replaced its existing parts degreasing equipment with two entirely enclosed Forenta® degreasing units. The new degreasing equipment has reduced air emissions of trichloroethylene (TCE) by 97% and will save the company over $12,000 annually in avoided chemical purchases.