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OEHHA has provided a number of comments on the exposure assessment methodology and conclusions on the draft EAD for Phosphine. These comments and our recommendations, as well as suggested clarifications, additions and corrections, are contained in this report.
Sep 26, 2013, Program: Pesticides
Hazard identification document to support the reconsideration of 9 chemicals listed under Proposition 65 as known to cause reproductive toxicity. Chemicals to be discussed at the November 21, 2013 DART meeting.
Sep 20, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
Intent to change the basis for the listing of dichloroacetic acid as known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. Dichloroacetic acid was listed based on its identification as causing male reproductive toxicity in the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Values (TLVs). The proposed new mechanism for listing is via the authoritative bodies mechanism.
Sep 20, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
CalEPA and OEHHA announce the availability of an update to the California Communities Environmental Health Screeing Tool: CalEnviroScreen 1.1.
Sep 13, 2013, Program: CalEnviroScreen
Notice of Intent to List: Methyl Isobutyl Ketone via the authoritative bodies mechanism as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity (developmental endpoint).
Sep 6, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA has provided a number of comments on DPR’s proposal for regulatory mitigation for Chloropicrin. These comments and our recommendations, as well as suggested clarifications, additions and corrections, are contained in this report.
Aug 30, 2013, Program: Pesticides
Adoption of the Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs) for oral exposure for the chemicals hydrogen cyanide and cyanide salts.
Aug 15, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
State sport fish advisory for San Luis Obispo County’s Oso Flaco Lake. Oso Flaco Lake is part of the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, a California State Park. More than 50 fish from the lake were collected and analyzed for the presence of contaminants. The pesticides the fish were tested for—chlordanes, DDTs, and dieldrin—are legacy chemicals that have been prohibited for many years due to their high toxicity and persistence in the environment.
Aug 13, 2013, Program: Fish
Advisory based on DDTs, dieldrin, or mercury.
For information relating to biotoxins from harmful algal blooms (HABs) that may be found in California water bodies, see below.
Aug 13, 2013, Program: Fish
"Indicators of Climate Change in California," a 2013 report presenting 36 indicators tracking trends in atmospheric gases that influence climate, changes in the state's climate, and the impacts of climate change on California's environment and people.
Aug 8, 2013, Program: Climate Change