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Appendix D: Resources
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Organization
Contact
Information Mission Activities Resources
the environment
without sacrificing
product
effectiveness
Infection Control
Healthcare
Without Harm
Hospitals for a
Healthy
Environment
(H2E)
1901 N. Moore St.,
Suite 509
Arlington, VA
22209
Tel: (703) 243-0056
http://noharm.org/all_
regions/issues/toxins/
cleaners_pesticides/
http://www.practice
greenhealth.org/
With international
partners, share a
vision of a health
care sector that does
no harm and that
promotes the health
of people and the
environment
Implements
ecologically
sound and
healthy
alternatives to
health care
practices that
pollute the
environment and
contribute to
disease
“Waste Reduction Guide for
Hospitals”
“EPP How-To Guide for
Hospitals”
“Green Guide for Health Care”
“Cleaning Chemical Use in
Hospitals” fact sheet
“Going Green: A Resource for
P2 in Hospitals”
Laboratories
Surface
Solutions
Laboratory,
Toxics Use
Reduction
Institute (TURI)
TURI/University of
Massachusetts
Lowell
One University Ave.
Lowell, MA 01854-
2866
Tel: (978) 934-3275
http://www.turi.org/
toxics_use_home
Research industry
and the university to
identify and
promote innovations
in toxics use
reduction and
pollution prevention
Researches,
tests, and
promotes
alternatives to
toxic chemicals
used
Provides
training,
resources, and
tools
Funds toxics use
reduction efforts
Laboratory services to test
performance of safer cleaning
solvents
Toxics Use
Reduction
Institute (TURI)
TURI/University of
Massachusetts
Lowell
Wannalancet Mills
600 Suffolk Street
Lowell, MA 01854
Tel: (978) 934-3275
http://www.turi.org
Identify and
promote innovations
in toxics use
reduction and
pollution prevention
Researches,
tests, and
promotes
alternatives to
toxic chemicals
used
Provides
training,
resources, and
tools
Funds toxics use
reduction efforts
Training for toxics use
reduction professionals,
community groups, and trade
associations
Technical support from the
TURI library and staff
Laboratory services to test
performance of safer cleaning
solvents
Grants to industry, small
businesses, community groups,
and researchers in academia