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Notice of a public hearing for comments on a request for a Safe Use Determination for crystalline silica used in interior latex paints on Monday, April 28, 2003.
Mar 28, 2003, Program: Proposition 65
Request for information and for public input on agenda for acrylamide workshop.
Mar 14, 2003, Program: Proposition 65
Notice of proposed rulemaking: Specific regulatory levels: Reproductive toxicants 2,4-D butyric Acid (2,4-DB, 2,4-dichlorophenoxybutyric acid), m-dinitrobenzene, hydramethylnon and N-methylpyrrolidone.
Mar 14, 2003, Program: Proposition 65
Chemical listed effective March 14, 2003 as known to the state of California to cause cancer via the Authoritative Bodies mechanism: Strong inorganic acid mists containing sulfuric acid
Mar 14, 2003, Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA has provided a number of comments on the risk characterization methodology and conclusions on the draft Addendum to RCD for Methyl Bromide (Inhalation). These comments and our recommendations, as well as suggested clarifications, additions and corrections, are contained in the attachment.
Mar 11, 2003, Program: Pesticides
Decision not to proceed with the listing of diethanolamine via the Authoritative Bodies listing mechanism as known to cause cancer.
Mar 7, 2003, Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA conducted an exhaustive analysis of all available scientific studies on the health effects of arsenic. The proposed PHG of 4 parts per trillion is based upon studies of hundreds of thousands of patients in Taiwan, Chile and Argentina with lung and bladder cancers associated with elevated levels of arsenic in drinking water.
Mar 7, 2003, Program: Water
OEHHA announces a public workshop and comment period for the draft Public Health Goal for arsenic in drinking water.
Mar 7, 2003, Program: Water
Request for information on chemicals to be considered by the OEHHA Science Advisory Board's Carcinogen Identification Committee: Statins
Feb 21, 2003, Program: Proposition 65
Chemical listed effective February 21, 2003 as known to the state of California to cause cancer: Carbon Black (airborne, unbound particles of respirable size).
Feb 21, 2003, Program: Proposition 65