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General overview of California Human Health Screening Levels (CHHSLs), with links to relevant program reports, notices and articles.  For chemical-specific screening levels for use in assessing contaminated sites, please refer to HHRA Note 3 (DTSC HERO).

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This report provides a status update regarding OEHHA's implementation of Health and Safety Code (HSC) Section 901(g).  Comments were solicited regarding any requests to add chemicals or remove them from consideration under this program.

Proposed regulation as required by Health and Safety Code section 25251.  This proposed regulation specifies hazard traits and environmental and toxicological endpoints and other relevant data that are to be included in the Toxics Information Clearinghouse to be developed by the Department of Toxic Substances Control.

OEHHA announced a public workshop and comment period on pre-regulatory draft language regarding the hazard traits, environmental and toxicological end-points, and other relevant data that are to be included in the state’s Toxics Information Clearinghouse.

Rulemaking would specify the hazard traits, environmental and toxicological end-points, and other relevant data that are to be included in the state’s Toxics Information Clearinghouse.

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The State of California passed two new laws to begin implementation of a green chemistry program. AB 1879 (Feuer, Chapter 559, Statutes of 2008) mandates that a regulatory process be established for identifying and prioritizing chemicals of concern in consumer products and to create methods for analyzing alternatives to existing hazardous chemicals. SB 509 (Simitian, Chapter 560, Statutes of 2008) establishes the Toxics Information Clearinghouse, with the goal of increasing public knowledge about the toxicity and hazards of thousands of chemicals used in California every day.

The Synthetic Turf Scientific Advisory Panel is a group of expert scientists that have been invited by OEHHA to provide scientific advice on OEHHA’s Synthetic Turf Study. The first panel meeting was held on February 8, 2016 in Sacramento and was webcast.  The public was given opportunity to submit comments at the meeting. 

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OEHHA participated in CalEPA's Children's Health Awareness Day, showing presentations on current research, programs, and outreach focusing on California's children.

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