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OEHHA extends the public comment period for diisononyl phthalate to 5 p.m., Tuesday, February 16, 2010.
| Program: Proposition 65
A workshop series on “California’s Toxics Information Clearinghouse: Scientific Approaches to Implementation” will be held in March and May of 2010. The series is being co-sponsored by
| Program: Proposition 65
Extension of 2009 comment period for evidence of carcinogenicity for (1,3-DCP), 3‑monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD), and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its salts and transformation and degradation precursors.
| Program: Proposition 65
Chemical listed effective December 11, 2009 as known to the state of California to cause reproductive toxicity: Molinate.
| Program: Proposition 65
Background information and general overview, with links to fact sheets and traffic exposure news.
| Program: Air
Several studies have shown links between exposure to air pollution or traffic and low birth weight, premature birth and birth defects. Researchers examining health-care data on nearly 5,000 pregnant women in California found that African-Americans were about three times more likely to miscarry if they lived within a half-block of a freeway or busy boulevard than if they resided near lighter traffic.
| Program: Risk Assessment
Request for public comment on the draft chRD for paraquat
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OEHHA has submitted findings on the active ingredient Chloropicrin.
| Program: Pesticides
Notice of intent to list carbaryl and spirodiclofen as known to the State to cause cancer via the Authoritative Bodies mechanism.
| Program: Proposition 65
Comment period on notice of intent to list carbaryl and spirodiclofen as known to the State to cause cancer via the Authoritative Bodies mechanism.
| Program: Proposition 65