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Availability of the Interpretive Guideline No. 2012-02, Consumption of Sulfur Dioxide in Dried Fruits
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OEHHA proposal to establish a Proposition 65 Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) for sulfur dioxide (SO2) of 220 micrograms per day
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OEHHA is adding benzophenone (CAS No. 119-61-9), coconut oil diethanolamine condensate (cocamide diethanolamine) (CAS No. 68603-42-9), diethanolamine (CAS No. 111-42-2), and 2-methylimidazole (CAS No. 693-98-1) to the list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer.
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OEHHA released a second draft of Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Risk Assessment Guidelines: Technical Support Document for Exposure Assessment and Stochastic Analysis for review by the Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants.
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OEHHA adopts 14 micrograms per day for oral exposure and 50 micrograms per day for inhalation exposure as the No Significant Risk Levels for trichloroethylene.
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Methanol poisoning happens when people are exposed to more methanol than their bodies can handle. You should never drink pure methanol. Drinking a few teaspoons of undiluted methanol can lead to blindness and can even be fatal. Learn more about methanol from this fact sheet.
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Interpretive Guideline No. 2012-03, Chlorothalonil in Tomato Products
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OEHHA's 2012 Risk Assessment Evaluation of New Technology Diesel Engine Exhaust Composition
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Proposal to adopt a Proposition 65 Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) of 1,200 micrograms per day for oral exposures to butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP)
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Proposal to adopt a No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) of 5.4 micrograms per day (µg/day) for tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP)
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