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The SRP Review Draft inhalation cancer Unit Risk for perchloroethylene is: 6.1 x 10-6 (µg/m3)-1, the Cancer Slope Factor is 2.1 x 10-2 (mg/kg-day)-1

OEHHA intends to update its California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool (CalEnviroScreen) in 2016.

OEHHA has provided a number of comments on the draft risk characterization methodology and conclusions on the draft RCD for Chlorpyrifos

Notice of Intent to List bromodichloroacetic acid as known to cause cancer via the "authoritative bodies" mechanism.

Safe use determinations for DINP exposures to residents of homes and other facilities, and exposures to professional carpet installers from Tandus Centiva ER3® modular vinyl carpet tiles.

Comment Period - Notice of Intent to List bromodichloroacetic acid via the authoritative bodies listing mechanism

OEHHA's responses to comments on tetrachlorvinphos, parathion and malathion as a result of comments received on the Notice of Intent to List issued on September4, 2015.

Tetrachlorvinphos, parathion, and malathion listed effective May 20, 2016 as known to the State of California to cause cancer.

Modifications to the text of the proposed Clear and Reasonable Warnings regulation based on comments received.  Clarifying changes made to the proposed text of the regulations, most of which are non-substantive.  Public comments available.

As required by Government Code section 11346.8(c), and Title 1, section 44 of the California Code of Regulations, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is providing notice of additional changes to the proposed regulation to repeal and add a new Article 6 to Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations.