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OEHHA solicited comments and held a public workshop regarding proposed health values for ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether (EGBE) and tertiary-butyl acetate (TBAc).

Draft EGBE REL and TBAc inhalation cancer unit risk factor documents were made available.  The 60-day public review period ended on October 13, 2015.

OEHHA announced public comment periods and workshops on draft Reference Exposure Levels for Ethylene Glycol Mono-N-Butyl Ether and an inhalation cancer unit risk factor for Tertiary-Butyl Acetate.

September 28, 2015 workshop to discuss the draft technical support document for proposed updates of the Public Health Goals (PHGs) for carbofuran, diquat, endrin, picloram, and thiobencarb in drinking water.

Draft technical support document on proposed updates of the public health goals (PHGs) for carbofuran, diquat, endrin, picloram, and thiobencarb.

A study by the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment suggests heat exposure may lead to a greater risk of infant mortality.

Change of effective date of listing for atrazine, propazine, simazine, des-ethyl atrazine (DEA), des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA) and 2,3-diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine (DACT)* from October 2015 to December 2015.

Comment Period - Notice of intent to list furfuryl alcohol via the authoritative bodies listing mechanism

Following the Refugio Beach oil spill incident in Santa Barbara County, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife implemented a fisheries closure.  Based on the following health evaluation, OEHHA recommended on June 29, 2015 that CDFW rescind the fishery closure order.

Extension of comment period on the adoption of  Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs) of 100 micrograms per day for oral exposure to atrazine, propazine, simazine, 2,3-diamino-6- chloro-s-triazine (DACT)*, des-ethyl atrazine (DEA), and des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA).