TURA SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
The SAB Reviews Scientific Data on Chemicals
The Toxics Use Reduction Act of 1989 created a Science Advisory Board (SAB) to work with the Institute as described in Chapter 211, Section 6, line 496.
The Board’s primary role is to consider petitions to add or delete chemicals from the TURA chemical list and make recommendations to the Institute accordingly.
The Institute may call on the SAB for scientific or technical advice concerning other TURA-related issues.
SAB Members have extensive professional experience and/or academic expertise in fields such as toxicology, epidemiology, occupational medicine, environmental science or chemistry.
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WHAT ARE ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS: USES AND HAZARDS
This video “What are Engineered Nanomaterials: Uses and Hazards” was presented at the May 20th SAB meeting. Mike Ellenbecker, Professor Emeritus and Co-Director of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute, is an expert on industrial hygiene and exposure to nanoparticles.
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
According to M.G.L. Chapter 21, Section 6(J),There shall be a Science Advisory Board associated with the Institute consisting of eleven members appointed by the governor, three members shall be nominated by the secretary of the executive office of environmental affairs, three members shall be nominated by the director of the Institute, three members shall be nominated by the director of economic development, one member shall be nominated by the secretary of labor and workforce development and one member shall be nominated by the secretary of the executive office of health and human services. Each member shall have appropriate academic or professional experience. The institute shall consult with the board on issues including, but not limited to, additions and deletions to the toxic or hazardous substance list established in section 9 and the designation of substances as higher hazard substances and lower hazard substances