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Notice of Intent to List: Methyl Isobutyl Ketone via the authoritative bodies mechanism as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity (developmental endpoint).

OEHHA has provided a number of comments on DPR’s proposal for regulatory mitigation for Chloropicrin.

Adoption of the Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs) for oral exposure for the chemicals hydrogen cyanide and cyanide salts.

The following list of cases related to the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (commonly known as Proposition 65), is provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered

Advisory based on DDTs, dieldrin, or mercury.

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.

"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.

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.

Notice of intent to list a chemical by the "Formally Required to be Labeled or Identified" mechanism: Chloramphenicol sodium succinate

Comment Period - Notice of Intent to List a Chemical by the "Formally Required to be Labeled or Identified" Mechanism: Chloramphenicol Sodium Succinate