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The study is the first to consider the effects on people of long-term exposure to ultrafine particles and analyzed data from more than 100,000 middle-aged women whose health status was followed from 2000 through 2007.
| Program: Air
A general overview of the Criteria Air Pollutants (PM2.5, course particles, nitrogen dioxide and ozone) is provided, with links to health studies.
| Program: Air
Details on OEHHA's work on health-based recommendations for California's Ambient Air Quality Standards on the common "criteria" air pollutants.
| Program: Air
Bisphenol A (BPA) was considered for listing at the meeting of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC) scheduled for May 7, 2015 in Sacramento.
| Program: Proposition 65
February 2015 public comment period and public review of hazard identification materials on BPA and female reproductive toxicity.
| Program: Proposition 65
Hearing for a Safe Use determination for DINP in carpet tile.
| Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA has received a request for a Safe Use Determination (SUD) for diisononyl phthalate (DINP) in outdoor furniture products made with Phifertex® fabric, specifically that exposures to DINP in these products do not present significant cancer risks under Proposition 65, and do not require a warning.
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The 2015 public health protective concentration is 3 parts per million (ppm) for the chemical para-chlorobenzene sulfonic acid (pCBSA) in drinking water.
| Program: Water
OEHHA provides advice and recommendations to DPR concerning human health risks posed by pesticides that are under evaluation. General overview.
| Program: Pesticides
General information, and links to meeting archive of CalEnviroScreen and the Cumulative Impacts and Precautionary Approaches (CIPA) work group.
| Program: CalEnviroScreen