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A Story of Health was developed by ATSDR, the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), the University of California, San Francisco, Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (UCSF PEHSU), the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California EPA (OEHHA), and the Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN) to explain how environments interact with genes to influence health across the lifespan.

The study is the first to consider the effects on people of long-term exposure to ultrafine particles and analyzed data from more than 100,000 middle-aged women whose health status was followed from 2000 through 2007.

A general overview of the Criteria Air Pollutants (PM2.5, course particles, nitrogen dioxide and ozone) is provided, with links to health studies.

Details on OEHHA's work on health-based recommendations for California's Ambient Air Quality Standards on the common "criteria" air pollutants.

February 2015 public comment period and public review of hazard identification materials on BPA and female reproductive toxicity.

Bisphenol A (BPA) was considered for listing at the meeting of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC) scheduled for May 7, 2015 in Sacramento.

Hearing for a Safe Use determination for DINP in carpet tile.

OEHHA has received a request for a Safe Use Determination (SUD) for diisononyl phthalate (DINP) in outdoor furniture products made with Phifertex® fabric, specifically that exposures to DINP in these products do not present significant cancer risks under Proposition 65, and do not require a warning.

The 2015 public health protective concentration is 3 parts per million (ppm) for the chemical para-chlorobenzene sulfonic acid (pCBSA) in drinking water.

General information regarding notification levels, or health-based advisory levels, for chemicals in drinking water.  A summary table of values is provided.