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The public comment period for the draft Public Health Goal for styrene was extended by 60 days, until May 15, 2010.
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Opening of comment period for the PHG for styrene in drinking water.
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The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65 or the Act), which is codified as Health and Safety Code section 25249.5 et seq., requires the Governor to publish, and upd
| Program: Proposition 65
Higher temperatures send more Californians to the hospital for serious ailments, with each 10-degree rise linked to an increase of more than 400 percent in hospital admissions for heat stroke, according to a 2010 state study.
| Program: Public Information
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has found that acrylamide meets the criteria for listing as a reproductive toxicant under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. It is therefore issuing this notice of intent to list this chemical under Proposition 65.
| Program: Proposition 65
Notice of intent to list acrylamide as a reproductive toxicant under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 via the authoritative bodies listing mechanism.
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Proposal to add a MADL for Acrylamide of 140 ug/day
| Program: Proposition 65
Notice that Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposes to establish a specific regulatory level having no observable effect for acrylamide. The proposed MADL is 140 micrograms per day. Request for comments.
| Program: Proposition 65
Notice of intent to list metam potassium (CAS No. 137-41-7) as known to the State to cause cancer via the authoritative bodies mechanism.
| Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA has provided a number of comments on DPR’s proposal for regulatory mitigation for Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC).
| Program: Pesticides