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OEHHA accepted public comments on draft fish advisories concerning elevated levels of mercury in some fish in Lake Sonoma (Sonoma County) and Lake Mendocino (Mendocino County).

Chemical listed effective August 11, 2006 as known to the State to cause cancer: propoxur.   Correction to the listing of doxorubicin hydrochloride (adriamycin).

OEHHA accepted public comments on a draft fish advisory concerning elevated levels of mercury in some fish in the lower Feather River in Butte, Yuba and Sutter counties.

A second public comment period announced for the draft Public Health Goals for the following chemicals: cadmium, glyphosate, n-nitrosodimethylamine, and water soluble polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

Extension of public comment period. Notice of intent to list chemicals: Anthraquinone.

Information on the health effects of ETS.

This 2006 pamphlet summarizes some of the findings from a comprehensive review of hundreds of studies of secondhand smoke by the California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.

Notice of intent to list anthraquinone as causing cancer under the authoritative bodies mechanism.

OEHHA has provided a number of comments on DPR’s proposal for regulatory mitigation for Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC).

OEHHA has provided a number of comments (ADDITIONAL) on the risk characterization methodology and conclusions on the draft RCD for Methyl Iodide.