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Chemicals listed effective May 15, 1998 as known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity via the Authoritative Bodies or the "Formally Required" mechanisms: 27 Chemicals.
| Program: Proposition 65
The primary purpose of the 1998 Developmental Plan is to describe the conceptual approach for the development of Cal/EPA Ecological Risk Assessment Guidelines.
| Program: Ecotoxicology
A Public Health Goal (PHG) of 4 ppt is developed for benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) in drinking water.
| Program: Water
A Public Health Goal (PHG) of 12 ppb is developed for diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) in drinking water.
| Program: Water
A Public Health Goal (PHG) of 2 ppb is developed for lead in drinking water based on the neurobehavioral effects of lead in children and the hypertensive effects of lead in adults.
| Program: Water
A Public Health Goal (PHG) of 50 ppb is developed for S-methyl N’N’-dimethyl-N-[(methyl-carbamoyl) oxy]-1-thiooxamimidate (oxamyl) in drinking water.
| Program: Water
A Public Health Goal (PHG) of 3 x 10-5 mg/L (0.03 ppb) is developed for chlordane in drinking water.
| Program: Water
A Public Health Goal (PHG) of 170 ppb is developed for copper in drinking water.
| Program: Water
A Public Health Goal (PHG) of 0.3 mg/L (300 ppb) is developed for ethylbenzene in drinking water.
| Program: Water
A Public Health Goal (PHG) of 1 ppb is developed for natural uranium in drinking water based on carcinogenicity.
| Program: Water