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Availability of the draft prioritization process document for public review and comment.
May 28, 2004, Program: Proposition 65
Comment period on five chemicals under consideration for possible listing via the Authoritative Bodies mechanism as known to cause reproductive toxicity.
May 28, 2004, Program: Proposition 65
Request for comments on proposed listing of Aristolochic acids and herbal remedies containing plant species of the genus Aristolochia as known to cause cancer
May 14, 2004, Program: Proposition 65
This draft advisory updates and replaces a 1987 state fish advisory for Clear Lake, and expands the advisory to include Bear Creek and Cache Creek. The draft advisory recommends that no one should eat any fish or shellfish from Bear Creek, and limits fish consumption in other areas.
May 11, 2004, Program: Fish
Chemical listed effective May 7, 2004 as known to the state of California to cause cancer: Nickel compounds.
May 7, 2004, Program: Proposition 65
Information about relative source contribution (RSC) and its derivation (presented as a poster at the 43rd annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology, Baltimore, Maryland, March 21-25, 2004.
May 7, 2004, Program: Water
OEHHA accepted public comments on a draft fish advisory concerning elevated levels of mercury in fish in Tomales Bay in Marin County.
May 7, 2004, Program: Fish
OEHHA has provided a number of comments on the risk characterization and the exposure assessment methodology and conclusions on the draft RCD and EAD for Sulfuryl Fluoride. These comments and our recommendations, as well as suggested clarifications, additions and corrections, are contained in the attachment.
May 4, 2004, Program: Pesticides
Final Statement of Reasons. The regulation adopts regulatory levels for two chemicals included in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, benzene and bromoform.
May 3, 2004, Program: Proposition 65
Letter from OEHHA to Carcinogen Identification Committee member Thomas Mack regarding Statin Drugs
May 3, 2004, Program: Proposition 65