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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Title 27, California Code of Regulations Amendment to Section 25705 Specific Regulatory Levels Posing No Significant Risk: Bromodichloroacetic Acid
Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding specific regulatory levels posing no significant risk: bromodichloroacetic acid.
Dec 29, 2017, Program: Proposition 65
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Title 27, California Code of Regulations Amendment to Section 25705 Specific Regulatory Levels Posing No Significant Risk: Bromochloroacetic Acid
Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding specific regulatory levels posing no significant risk: bromochloroacetic acid.
Dec 29, 2017, Program: Proposition 65
Chemical Listed Effective December 29, 2017 as Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer: Vinylidene Chloride (1,1-dichloroethylene)
Vinylidene Chloride (1,1-dichloroethylene) Listed Effective December 29, 2017 as Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer via the Labor Code (LC) mechanism.
Dec 29, 2017, Program: Proposition 65
Guidelines for Physicians-6th edition (December 2017)
OEHHA publishes the Guidelines for Physicians - a booklet that describes the state program of ChE monitoring for agricultural pesticide mixers/loaders/applicators who regularly handle toxicity Category I and II OP or CB pesticides.
Dec 19, 2017, Program: Pesticides
Extension of Public Comment Period for the Proposed Reference Exposure Levels for Hexamethylene Diisocyanate
This notice extends the comment period to February 14, 2018.
Dec 19, 2017, Program: Air
Workshops on the Draft Reference Exposure Levels for Hexamethylene Diisocyanate and Toluene
Dec 19, 2017, Program: Air
Issuance of Safe Use Determinations for Diisononyl Phthalate (DINP) in Interface Glasbac® and Glasbac®RE Modular Carpet Tiles
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is the lead agency for the implementation of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986[1].  OEHHA received a request for a Safe Use Determination (SUD) for diisononyl phthalate (DINP)[2] in Interface GlasBac® and GlasBac®RE modular carpet tiles.  The request was made by Interface, Inc.
Dec 15, 2017, Program: Proposition 65
Chemicals Listed Effective December 15, 2017 as Known to the State of California to Cause Reproductive Toxicity: Chlorpyrifos and n-Hexane
Both chemicals were considered by the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC) in its official capacity as the “state’s qualified experts” at a public meeting held on November 29, 2017.
Dec 15, 2017, Program: Proposition 65
Meeting Synopsis and Slide Presentations from the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee Meeting Held on November 29, 2017
Chlorpyrifos and n-Hexane will be added to the Proposition 65 list.
Dec 15, 2017, Program: Proposition 65
Fish Advisory for Lake Temescal in Oakland Offers Safe Eating Advice for Three Species of Fish
A new state fish advisory issued today provides safe eating advice for Common Carp, black bass species, and sunfish species from Lake Temescal in Oakland (Alameda County).
Dec 12, 2017, Program: Fish

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