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OEHHA announces a public comment period and workshop for the draft Public Health Goal for trihalomethanes in drinking water.
Jun 19, 2009, Program: Water
Advisory for the areas from South of Seal Beach Pier to San Mateo Point. Safe eating advice based on mercury or PCBs.
Jun 18, 2009, Program: Fish
Safe fishing advisory for the areas from Ventura Harbor to Santa Monica Pier, based on mercury or PCBs.
Jun 18, 2009, Program: Fish
Advisory for various fish species taken from coastal waters of southern California from Ventura Harbor to San Mateo Point. These guidelines were developed as a result of studies of PCB, DDT, and mercury concentrations in fish tested from these water bodies.
Jun 18, 2009, Program: Fish
OEHHA is requesting comments as to whether amsacrine, bleomycins, chlorophenoxy herbicides, diesel fuel (marine), progestins, styrene, toxins derived from Fusarium moniliforme (F. verticillioides), vinyl acetate, wood dust, zalcitabine, and zidovudine (AZT) meet the requirements for listing under the Labor Code mechanism.
Jun 12, 2009, Program: Proposition 65
Request for comments as to whether Tert-Amyl methyl ether, n-butyl glycidyl ether, carbaryl, chloroform, 2-chloropropionic acid, dichloroacetic acid, diglycidyl ether, N,N-dimethylacetamide, ethylene oxide, ethyl-tert-butyl ether, 2-ethylhexanoic acid, methyl chloride, methyl n-butyl ketone, p,p’-oxybis(benzenesulfonyl hydrazide), phenyl glycidyl ether, phenylphosphine, toluene, 1,3,5-triglycidyl-s-triazinetrione, and 4-vinyl-cyclohexene meet the requirements for listing under the Labor Code mechanism.
Jun 12, 2009, Program: Proposition 65
Request for comments as to whether Tert-Amyl methyl ether, n-Butyl glycidyl ether, Carbaryl, Chloroform, 2-Chloropropionic acid, Dichloroacetic acid, Diglycidyl ether, N,N-dimethylacetamide, Ethylene oxide, Ethyl-tert-butyl ether, 2-Ethylhexanoic acid, Methyl chloride, Methyl n-butyl ketone, p,p’-Oxybis(benzenesulfonyl hydrazide), Phenyl glycidyl ether, Phenylphosphine, Toluene, 1,3,5-Triglycidyl-s-triazinetrione, and 4-Vinyl-cyclohexene meet the requirements for listing under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 via the Labor Code.
Jun 12, 2009, Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA is requesting comments as to whether Amsacrine, Bleomycins, Chlorophenoxy herbicides, Diesel fuel (marine), Progestins, Styrene, Toxins derived from Fusarium moniliforme (F. verticillioides), Vinyl acetate, Wood dust, Zalcitabine, and Zidovudine (AZT) meet the requirements for listing under the Labor Code mechanism.
Jun 12, 2009, Program: Proposition 65
Draft Food Warning Regulations - Redline Version
Letter from Morrison-Foerster to OEHHA
Jun 9, 2009, Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA has provided a number of comments (REVISED) on the risk characterization methodology and conclusions on the draft RCD for Methyl Iodide. These comments and our recommendations, as well as suggested clarifications, additions and corrections, are contained in this report.
Jun 3, 2009, Program: Pesticides