Reports
OEHHA has adopted and published Public Health Goals for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water.
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has submitted to the State Water Resources Control Board acute notification level recommendations for four cyanotoxins. Cyanotoxins are toxins produced by cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, during algal blooms. These acute NL recommendations represent the recommended maximum concentrations that people can consume over a 24-hour period.
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is recommending that the State Water Resources Control Board set the notification level for perfluorohexane sulfonic acid at the lowest level at which it can be reliably detected in drinking water using currently available and appropriate technologies.
This document contains health risk information on regulated drinking water contaminants to assist public water systems in preparing these reports. NEW for the 2022 Report: New in this document are an updated Public Health Goal (PHG) for 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) and newly established PHGs for the trihalomethanes bromodichloromethane, bromoform, chloroform, and dibromochloromethane.
OEHHA announces the release of its final Human Right to Water Framework and Data Tool (CalHRTW 1.0)—comprised of an interactive web tool and report, Achieving the Human Right to Water in California: An Assessment of the State’s Community Water Systems.
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is recommending that the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) set the notification levels (NLs) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) at the lowest levels at which they can be reliably detected in drinking water using currently available and appropriate technologies.
This document contains health risk information on regulated drinking water contaminants to assist public water systems in preparing these reports. A PHG is the concentration of a contaminant in drinking water that poses no significant health risk if consumed for a lifetime. PHGs are developed and published by OEHHA (Health and Safety Code Section 116365) using current risk assessment principles, practices and methods.
OEHHA's 2016 report of water contaminants that exceed Public Health Goals.
The 2015 public health protective concentration is 3 parts per million (ppm) for the chemical para-chlorobenzene sulfonic acid (pCBSA) in drinking water.
Initiation of reviews for nine chemicals: Carbofuran, Diquat, Endrin, Radium-226, Radium-228, Strontium-90, Thiobencarb, Toxaphene and Tritium.
OEHHA's 2013 report of water contaminants that exceed Public Health Goals is available.
OEHHA announced the initiation of updating Public Health Goals for three chemicals in drinking water: chlorobenzene, 1,1-dichloroethane, and trichloroethylene.
2010 Initiation of risk assessments for chemicals in drinking water for: ethylbenzene and xylene.
Summary of health risks for chemical contaminants in drinking water that have PHGs and state and/or federal regulatory standards.
OEHHA announces the initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water in 2008 for the following chemicals: diethylhexylphthalate and perchlorate.
OEHHA announces the initiation of Risk Assessments for Chemicals in Drinking Water in 2007 for the following chemicals: antimony, bentazon, benzo(a)pyrene, cyanide, dalapon, dibromochloropropane (DBCP), 1,2-dichlorobenzene, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, 1,1-dichloroethylene, 1,2-dichloropropane, dinoseb. endothall, endrin, hexachlorocyclopentadiene, methoxychlor, oxamyl, pentachlorophenol, picloram, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, trichlorofluoromethane (Freon 11), and trichlorotrifluoroethane (Freon 113).
OEHHA announces the initiation of risk assessments for chemicals in drinking water in 2006 for the following chemicals: alachlor, atrazine and simazine, chlordane, 1,3-dichloropropene (Telone), fluoride, lead, and nitrate/nitrite.
OEHHA announces the initiation of risk assessments for chemicals in drinking water in 2005 for the following chemicals: 1,2,3-trichloropropane, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, and 1,2-dichloroethane.
OEHHA announced intention to initiate risk assessments in 2004 for the following chemicals: bromate, chlorite, haloacetic acids, and nitrosodimethylamine (NMDA). Additionally, OEHHA announced intention to update reviews for the following chemicals: cadmium, copper, glyphosate, lindane, mercury, methoxychlor, oxamyl, pentachlorophenol, thallium, and trichloroethylene.
Information about relative source contribution (RSC) and its derivation (presented as a poster at the 43rd annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology, Baltimore, Maryland, March 21-25, 2004.