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Draft hazard identification of the developmental and reproductive toxic effects of benzene

OEHHA announced release of its final report, Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke.  This overall assessment of ETS includes chapters on respiratory health effects, reproductive and developmental effects, cardiovascular effects, cancers, and exposure measurement and prevalence.

Request for information. Chemicals under consideration for possible listing via the Authoritative Bodies mechanisms: 46 Chemicals.

Results of first round of random selection of chemicals eligible for prioritization for consideration of carcinogenicity evaluation.

OEHHA has prepared draft hazard identification documents for the three chemicals and announces the availability of the documents for public comment:5-chloro-o-toluidine and its hydrochloride; 2,4,5-trimethylaniline and its hydrochloride; and quinoline.

Availability of the Procedure for Prioritizing Candidate Chemicals for Consideration Under Proposition 65 by the "State's Qualified Experts"

Request for information on the following chemicals under consideration for listing as known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity: Trimetrexate Glucuronate, Paclitaxel,
Quazepam, Nitrobenzene, Leuprolide Acetate, Ganciclovir Sodium, Goserelin Acetate, Estropipate, Ethionamide, Atenolol, Amiodarone Hydrochloride, C.I. Direct Blue 15, 3,7-Dinitrofluoranthene, 3,9-Dinitrofluoranthene, 1-Amino-2,4-dibromoanthraquinone, C.I. Direct Blue 218, Premarin

Notice of intent to list nine chemicals via the authoritative bodies mechanism or the formally required mechanism as known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity: Nitromethane, Tetrafluoroethylene, Vinyl fluoride, Spironolactone, Stanozolol, Clarithromycin, Dihydroergotamine mesylate, Hydroxyurea, Oxymetholone

A review conducted by the Risk Assessment Advisory Committee (RAAC) with the purpose of determining if Cal/EPA risk assessment practices are based on sound science, and assessing the appropriateness of any differences in these practices with those of the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and other similar bodies.

Announcement of Wednesday, December 4, 1996 meeting of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee to consider inorganic arsenic, cadmium, mechanisms for removing chemicals from the Proposition 65 list, and prioritization.