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On May 13, 2011, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s (Cal/EPA) Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) published a notice requesting information as to whether hydrogen
October 12th and 13th CIC meeting and hazard identification materials for fluoride and Its salts, and tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate. Both will be considered for listing at the October 2011 meeting.
July 12 and 13, 2011 meeting of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee. Webcast available.
Green Chemistry Toxics Information Clearinghouse Identification of Hazard Traits, Endpoints and Other Relevant Data for Inclusion In The Toxics Information Clearinghouse.
Notice of intent to list α-Methyl styrene to cause reproductive toxicity by the Labor Code mechanism.
OEHHA intents to list titanium dioxide (airborne, unbound particles of respirable size) as known to the state to cause cancer for the purposes of Proposition 65.
The 2011 advisory and guidelines for San Francisco Bay replace an earlier 1994 advisory, and draw on over a decade of more recent data showing San Francisco Bay fish contain mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). They also incorporate nutrition science showing that fish provide dietary protein and essential nutrients, including Omega-3 fatty acids that promote heart health.
Benzo[a]pyrene, Deltamethrin, Methyl parathion, Uranium and Xylene for discussion at the July 12 and 13, 2011 DART IC meeting. Hazard IDs available for review and comment.