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Release of final technical document establishing ChRDs for Manganese (3.0 x 10^-2 mg/kg-day) and Pentachlorophenol (1.0 x 10^-3 mg/kg-day) to be used in school site risk assessments

Fish are nutritious and good to eat, but anglers and other fish lovers need to be aware of the presence of mercury in many kinds of fish. The advisories for Lake Berryessa (Napa County) and Putah Creek (Yolo and Solano Counties) contain “safe eating guidelines” for consumption of fish from the water bodies.

OEHHA announces the initiation of risk assessments for chemicals in drinking water in 2006 for the following chemicals: alachlor, atrazine and simazine, chlordane, 1,3-dichloropropene (Telone), fluoride, lead, and nitrate/nitrite.

Chemical listed effective June 9, 2006 as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity: Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS).

Staff Presentations for the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee Meeting Held on May 24, 2006

Spending a lot of time near roadways with high traffic can be a potential health hazard. This 2006 fact sheet is to help childcare providers understand the issues related to traffic pollution and children’s health.

An independent scientific panel approved the addition of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) to the Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.

OEHHA has submitted findings on the active ingredient Methidathion.

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

notice of availability of the modified proposed regulatory text and supporting document for public comment: Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) for reproductive toxicity for di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) by oral exposure.