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Fact Sheet describing OEHHA activities involving oil spills and seafood
Mar 11, 2015, Program: Fish
Current Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Guidance Manual for Preparation of Health Risk Assessments
Mar 6, 2015, Program: Air
In 2015, OEHHA hosted is annual Children's Environmental Health Symposium, this time focusing on the impacts of climate change on children's health.
Mar 4, 2015, Program: Climate Change
In 2015, OEHHA hosted is annual Children's Environmental Health Symposium, this time focusing on the impacts of climate change on children's health.
Mar 4, 2015, Program: Climate Change
OEHHA is requesting comments as to whether styrene meets the criteria set forth in the Proposition 65 regulations for authoritative bodies listings.
Feb 27, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
The updated PHG for perchlorate is one part-per-billion (1 ppb) based on the inhibition of iodide uptake into the thyroid gland and the consequent disruption of thyroid hormone production.
Feb 27, 2015, Program: Water
Additional modification to the proposed regulation to add section 25904 to Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations.
Feb 27, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA has adopted an updated public health goal (PHG) of 1 part per billion (ppb) for perchlorate in drinking water. This PHG updates the 2004 perchlorate value of 6 ppb. Perchlorate is known to block the thyroid’s ability to take in and process iodide, which is a nutrient essential to brain development, growth, heart function, and other systems.
Feb 27, 2015, Program: Water
Notice of intent to list styrene as known to the State of California to cause cancer via the authoritative bodies mechanism.
Feb 27, 2015, Program: Proposition 65