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Advisory based on DDTs, dieldrin, or mercury.
For information relating to biotoxins from harmful algal blooms (HABs) that may be found in California water bodies, see below.
Aug 13, 2013, Program: Fish
State sport fish advisory for San Luis Obispo County’s Oso Flaco Lake. Oso Flaco Lake is part of the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, a California State Park. More than 50 fish from the lake were collected and analyzed for the presence of contaminants. The pesticides the fish were tested for—chlordanes, DDTs, and dieldrin—are legacy chemicals that have been prohibited for many years due to their high toxicity and persistence in the environment.
Aug 13, 2013, Program: Fish
"Indicators of Climate Change in California," a 2013 report presenting 36 indicators tracking trends in atmospheric gases that influence climate, changes in the state's climate, and the impacts of climate change on California's environment and people.
Aug 8, 2013, Program: Climate Change
Sport fish advisory for San Bernardino County’s Silverwood Lake recommends eating rainbow trout and avoiding bass, bluegill, catfish, blackfish and tui chub from the reservoir. The recommendations are based on the levels of methylmercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in different fish species in the lake.
Aug 7, 2013, Program: Fish
Notice of intent to list a chemical by the "Formally Required to be Labeled or Identified" mechanism: Chloramphenicol sodium succinate
Aug 2, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
Comment Period - Notice of Intent to List a Chemical by the "Formally Required to be Labeled or Identified" Mechanism: Chloramphenicol Sodium Succinate
Aug 2, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
Statewide sport fish advisory recommends that women aged 18-45 and children under 18 should choose wild-caught rainbow trout and smaller brown trout over bass, carp, and larger brown trout caught in California’s lakes and reservoirs.
Aug 1, 2013, Program: Fish
OEHHA establishes a MADL for sulfur dioxide of 10,000ug/day
Jul 31, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
Announcement of a pre-regulatory workshop for the purpose of gathering input from interested parties on the content of a regulation that would address Proposition 65 warnings.
Jul 30, 2013, Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA adopted a revision of its Reference Exposure Levels for 1,3-butadiene after approval by the Scientific Review Panel.
Jul 26, 2013, Program: Air