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A list of registered medical supervisors in the biomonitoring program who measure cholinesterase activity in blood samples collected from agricultural workers who regularly handle category I and II organophosphate and carbamate pesticides.

Fish advisory for Gene Wash Reservoir in San Bernardino County.

Today, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a fish consumption advisory for Gene Wash Reservoir, located near the California-Arizona border, in San Bernardino County. The advisory provides safe-eating advice for black bass species, Common Carp, Flathead Catfish, and sunfish species.

OEHHA may send letters to interested parties that assist in understanding Proposition 65 statutes and regulations, and their application.

This webinar is the fourth in the series, co-convened with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. It will address the impacts of climate change on California’s wildlife and the efforts underway to address them.

Childrens health reports and resources. 

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is hosting a series of webinars as part of its efforts to track and report on climate change and its impacts on California. This webinar is the third in the series and will be co-convened with CDPH.

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) also occur in the ocean, and can cause illnesses in humans and animals. This page provides an overview of potential marine HAB illnesses, precautions to reduce exposure, and how to report any potential illnesses that may occur.

Las proliferaciones de algas nocivas marinas (HAB, por sus siglas en inglés) también ocurren en el océano y pueden causar enfermedades en seres humanos y animales.  Esta página proporciona una descripción general de las posibles enfermedades asociadas con la proliferación de algas nocivas marinas, las precauciones para reducir la exposición y cómo informar cualquier enfermedad potencial que pueda ocurrir.

This webinar is the second in the series, co-convened with the California Department of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board. It will address the impacts of climate change on California’s water resources, and efforts underway to address them.