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October 2015 addition of Atrazine, Propazine, Simazine and their chlorometabolites DACT, DEA and DIA as known to the State of California to cause reproductive toxicity. [listing delayed pending the court ruling on Syngenta’s Request for a Temporary Stay in Syngenta v OEHHA (Third District Court of Appeal case# C082128)]
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Beta-Myrcene listed effective March 27, 2015 as known to the state of California to cause cancer via the authoritative bodies mechanism.
| Program: Proposition 65
Current Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Guidance Manual for Preparation of Health Risk Assessments
| Program: Air
In 2015, OEHHA hosted is annual Children's Environmental Health Symposium, this time focusing on the impacts of climate change on children's health.
| Program: Climate Change
In 2015, OEHHA hosted is annual Children's Environmental Health Symposium, this time focusing on the impacts of climate change on children's health.
| Program: Climate Change
Additional modification to the proposed regulation to add section 25904 to Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations.
| Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA has adopted an updated public health goal (PHG) of 1 part per billion (ppb) for perchlorate in drinking water. This PHG updates the 2004 perchlorate value of 6 ppb. Perchlorate is known to block the thyroid’s ability to take in and process iodide, which is a nutrient essential to brain development, growth, heart function, and other systems.
| Program: Water
OEHHA is requesting comments as to whether styrene meets the criteria set forth in the Proposition 65 regulations for authoritative bodies listings.
| Program: Proposition 65
Notice of intent to list styrene as known to the State of California to cause cancer via the authoritative bodies mechanism.
| Program: Proposition 65