OEHHA

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added the male reproductive toxicity endpoint to the existing Proposition 65 listing of bisphenol S (BPS) for reproductive toxicity via the State's Qualified Experts mechanism, effective January 3, 2025. Meeting transcript and materials are available.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is announcing the release of a draft report on the potential health risks associated with the use by athletes, referees, coaches and spectators of synthetic turf fields.

Effective January 3, 2025, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added vinyl acetate to the Proposition 65 list as a carcinogen. This listing was done via the “State’s Qualified Experts” mechanism, based on the Carcinogen Identification Committee’s (CIC) determination that this chemical was clearly shown to cause cancer.

Evaluation of seafood safety consumption following oil spills

This document contains health risk information on regulated drinking water contaminants to assist public water systems in preparing these reports. NEW for the 2022 Report: New in this document are an updated Public Health Goal (PHG) for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) and newly established PHGs for the trihalomethanes bromodichloromethane, bromoform, chloroform, and dibromochloromethane.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is announcing the availability of a draft document for public review summarizing the noncancer reference exposure levels (RELs) for 1,4-Dichlorobenzene, as part of the Air Toxics Hot Spots program. OEHHA is also anouncing a comment period that will open November 29, 2024 and will close January 13, 2025. 

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is adopting a new cancer inhalation Unit Risk Factor (IUR) for Isoprene.

Fish consumption advisory for Gold Lake in Sierra County provides safe-eating advice for Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is announcing a proposed updated Public Health Goal (PHG) for N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in drinking water, the availability of a draft technical support document, a 45-day public comment period, and a hybrid public workshop on January 24, 2025.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has amended Title 27, this regulatory action will make the Proposition 65 short-form warning more informative to consumers.