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Notice of Public Comment Period/Workshops on Draft Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Technical Support Document for Noncancer Risk Assessment Nov 2007
OEHHA released a draft of the Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Technical Support Document For the Derivation of Noncancer Reference Exposure Levels, intended to replace two prior technical support documents from 1999-2000, for public comment, and held workshops to provide additional information.
Nov 2, 2007, Program: Air
Extension of Public Comment Period on Eight Chemicals Submitted to the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee for Consultation
Extension of public comment period on eight chemicals submitted to the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee for consultation.
Oct 31, 2007, Program: Proposition 65
Request for Public Participation in a Proposition 65 Regulatory Update Project
Request for public participation on updates that could be taken to clarify existing regulatory provisions, add new provisions dealing with emerging issues, or delete provisions that may no longer be necessary.
Oct 19, 2007, Program: Proposition 65
Public Health Goal for Water Soluble Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
The Public Health Goal for water soluble polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was finalized and made available.
Oct 5, 2007, Program: Water
Final Report: Child-Specific Reference Doses (chRDs) for School Site Risk Assessment: Atrazine and Deltamethrin
Release of final technical document establishing ChRDs for Atrazine (6.0 x 10^-3 mg/kg-day) and Deltamethrin (1.0 x 10^-4mg/kg-day) to be used in School Site Risk Assessments
Oct 4, 2007, Program: Risk Assessment
Green Chemistry: Workshop Materials and Speaker Presentations from the OEHHA-COEH Workshop Held on October 1st and 2nd, 2007
Workshop dates October 1st & 2nd, 2007
Oct 2, 2007, Program: Risk Assessment
Chemical Listed Effective September 28, 2007 as Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer: Anthraquinone (CAS No. 84-65-1)
Chemical listed effective September 28, 2007 as known to the State to cause cancer via the Authoritative Bodies mechanism: anthraquinone.
Sep 28, 2007, Program: Proposition 65
Notice of Adoption to Text of Regulations Title 22, Amendment to Section 12805 Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs) for Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether (EGEE), Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether Acetate (EGEEA), and Potassium Dimethyldithiocarbamate
Notice of Adoption of Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs) for ethylene glycol monoethyl ether (EGEE), ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate (EGEEA), and potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate.
Sep 27, 2007, Program: Proposition 65
Rescheduled Public Workshop on Proposed Public Health Goals for Molinate and 1,2,3-Trichloropropane in Drinking Water
The public workshop on proposed Public Health Goals for molinate and 1,2,3-trichloropropane on October 9, 2007, has been canceled.  The workshop has been rescheduled to November 26, 2007.
Sep 26, 2007, Program: Water
Initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water (2007)
OEHHA announces the initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water in 2007 for the following chemicals: antimony, bentazon, benzo(a)pyrene, cyanide, dalapon, dibromochloropropane (DBCP), 1,2-dichlorobenzene, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, 1,1-dichloroethylene, 1,2-dichloropropane, dinoseb. endothall, endrin, hexachlorocyclopentadiene, methoxychlor, oxamyl, pentachlorophenol, picloram, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, trichlorofluoromethane (Freon 11), and trichlorotrifluoroethane (Freon 113).
Sep 20, 2007, Program: Water

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