OEHHA performed a hazard assessment for upland game collected from the Potrero Canyon Unit of the San Jacinto Wildlife Area in Riverside County, California. The assessment showed that the health hazards from consuming these game species from this site are well below a level of human health concern.
Risk Assessment
Risk assessment is a scientific process of evaluating the adverse effects caused by a substance, activity, lifestyle, or natural phenomenon. OEHHA is responsible for developing and providing risk managers in state and local government agencies with toxicological and medical information relevant to decisions involving public health. State agency users of such information include all boards and departments within Cal/EPA, as well as the Department of Public Health, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Office of Emergency Services, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Department of Justice.
Several laws and regulations govern OEHHA's risk assessment work.
Reports, Notices, Documents
This revised report is required by the California Land Environmental Restoration and Reuse Act (Escutia, Chapter 764, Statues of 2001) as part of the effort to develop soil screening numbers for a specific set of contaminants.
This 2004 draft report is required by the California Land Environmental Restoration and Reuse Act (Escutia, Chapter 764, Statues of 2001) as part of the effort to develop soil screening numbers for a specific set of contaminants.
OEHHA announced availability of this draft report for review and comment.
Final guidance document and "Schoolscreen" spreadsheet for risk assessment at school sites