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Chlorsulfuron is listed effective May 14, 1999 pursuant to an administrative listing mechanism provided under the Act, based upon a formal identification by an authoritative body that the chemical causes reproductive toxicity.

Chemicals Listed Effective May 18, 1999 as Known to the State to Cause Reproductive Toxicity: Bromacil lithium salt, Bromoxynil octanoate, Terbacil, and Thiophanate methyl

Notice of intent to list chemicals as causing reproductive toxicity under the authoritative bodies mechanism: Avermectin B1, Delta isomer of avermectin B1, N-methylpyrrolidone, and Imazalil

Chemicals Meeting the critieria for listing as Developmental and Reproductive Toxicants (DARTs) via the Authoritative Bodies Mechanism: 4 chemicals identified by U.S. EPA

OEHHA released a draft of the Air Toxics "Hot Spots" Program Risk Assessment Guidelines Part II: Technical Support Document for Describing Available Cancer Potency Factors. 
 

Notice of intent to list chemicals as causing reproductive toxicity via the Authoritative Bodies mechanism: 2,4-D butyric acid, 2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester, 2,4-D 2-ethyl-4-methyl pentyl ester, progargite, and triforine.

Correction to the list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity: MeIQx(2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5f]-quinoxaline.

Chemicals listed effective April 16 or 27, 1999 as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity via the Authoritative Bodies mechanism: Myclobutanil, 2,4-DP(dichloroprop), dichlorophene, ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate.

Chemicals listed effective March 26, 1999 or March 30, 1999 as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity via the Authoritative Bodies mechanism: Fenoxaprop ethyl, metiram, and nitrapyrin.

Notice of intent to list 21 chemicals via the authoritative bodies and formally required mechanisms.