About Us - TURI TURI has helped businesses adopt safer chemicals and prevent pollution for more than 30 years Established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1989, the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) is an independent government agency with a mandate to help protect workers, communities and the environment from toxic chemicals and pollution
TURI Releases 2025 Environmental Justice Report Highlighting Toxics Use . . . Lowell, MA – [January 22, 2024] The Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI), an independent government agency dedicated to protecting people and the environment from hazardous chemicals and pollution, announces the release of its 2025 Environmental Justice Report
Assessing Alternatives - TURI TURI conducts alternative assessments as part of its mission to assist chemical users find and adopt safer solutions to the use of toxic substances An alternatives assessment looks comprehensively at the uses of chemicals of concern and the availability of safer, technically feasible and affordable alternatives
Trichloroethylene (TCE) Fact Sheet - TURI Due to the availability of economically viable, safer alternatives as well as stricter regulations, TCE use has declined steadily TURI continues to provide technical and financial support to help businesses find safer safer alternatives
Our Team - TURI Undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of disciplines help TURI conduct research into safer alternatives to toxics Our students have gone found exciting careers in public health, pollution prevention and sustainability Help companies reduce their environmental impact and gain experience for your future career by working at TURI
Tools - TURI TURI has developed two unique tools to help find safer alterantives to toxics These open-access tools are intended for use by businesses, community organizations, environmental and occupational health specialists, TURA planners, among many others
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds Fact Sheet - TURI This fact sheet is part of a series of chemical fact sheets developed by TURI to help Massachusetts companies, community organizations and residents understand the use of toxic chemicals, their effects on human health and the environment, and safer alternatives
Grants - TURI TURI awarded $177,500 in grants to reduce the use of PFAS in manufacturing, firefighting gear and consumer products; solvents in manufacturing, auto shops and dry cleaning; and toxics in personal care products