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For purposes of Proposition 65, Nickel (soluble compounds) are defined to be compounds of nickel with solubility in water of greater than 0.1 moles per liter (mol/L) at 20^oC.

 Millerton Lake fish advisory for black bass species, Goldfish, and sunfish species.

A state fish advisory issued today for Millerton Lake in Fresno and Madera Counties provides safe eating advice for black bass species, Goldfish, and sunfish species.

Originally a tentative agenda and webcast information. Updated to remove webcast link and hyperlinks, and added a request for materials.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is releasing a document for public review that summarizes the carcinogenicity and derivation of cancer inhalation unit risk factors (IURs) for cobalt and cobalt compounds.  Cancer inhalation unit risk factors are used to estimate lifetime cancer risks associated with inhalation exposure to a carcinogen. This notice extends the comment period to May 7, 2019.

The Carcinogen Identification Committee of OEHHA’s Science Advisory Board serves as the state’s qualified experts and renders an opinion about whether a chemical has been clearly shown to cause cancer.  The chemicals identified as carcinogens by the CIC are added to the Proposition 65 list. 

California Human Health Screening Levels are provided for historical purposes only. For chemical-specific screening levels for use in assessing contaminated sites, please refer to (DTSC HERO).

The PHG technical support document, available for download below, provides information on the health effects of contaminants in drinking water.  The PHG is a level of drinking water contaminant at which adverse health effects are not expected to occur from a lifetime of exposure. 

This amendment establishes an oral MADL of 28,000 micrograms per day and an inhalation MADL of 20,000 micrograms per day for n-hexane.  

This rulemaking adds Sections 25607.34 and 25607.35 to Article 6 as safe harbor, tailored warnings for exposures to listed chemicals that may occur at residential rental properties.