The committee considered nickel and nickel compounds for listing as known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity. A summary of the meeting, meeting agenda, and transcript are available.
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Our mission is to protect and enhance the health of Californians and our state’s environment through scientific evaluations that inform, support and guide regulatory and other actions.
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Wild Fire Smoke - A Guide for Public Health Officials is designed to help local public health officials prepare for smoke events, take measures to protect the public when smoke is present, and communicate with the public about wildfire smoke and health.
Protecting Public Health from Home and Building Fire Ash This report summarizes safe methods of ash cleanup. Protección de la Salud Pública contra las Cenizas de Incendios en Casas y Edificios (Spanish)
For more information on: How Smoke from Fires Can Affect Your Health
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OEHHA has released of A Framework and Tool for Evaluating California’s Progress in Achieving the Human Right to Water for public comment. This draft report describes an approach for evaluating the adequacy of water quality, accessibility and affordability across California's community water systems.
2018 Children's Environmental Health Symposium Presentations exploring "Air Pollution and Lifecourse Neurological Impacts.” The symposium will be held October 2, 2018 and will examine the potential factors underlying children's unique vulnerabilities to the cumulative impacts of pollution and socioeconomic and community stressors.
The advisory issued provides safe eating advice for black bass species, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Flathead Catfish, and sunfish species for the All-American Canal.
Educational Materials and Courses for Health Care Providers and the General Public
The public comment period is extended until 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2019.
This action amends Section 25603 to allow alternative signal words for on-product Proposition 65 warnings for pesticides regulated under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.
60-day extension to the existing comment period on information relating to possible exposures and neurologic and neurobehavioral impacts of synthetic food dyes. OEHHA hereby extends the public comment period on this risk assessment to 5:00 pm, Tuesday, February 19, 2019.
OEHHA has scheduled a public hearing on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at the George Alexeeff Environmental Health Library, Suite 1604, 16th Floor, 1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612 and the comment period is extended to 5:00 pm, Friday, January 11, 2019.
OEHHA is requesting comments as to whether p‑chloro‑α,α,α-trifluorotoluene meets the criteria set forth in the Proposition 65 regulations for authoritative bodies listings. In order to be considered, OEHHA must receive comments by 5:00 p.m. on December 24, 2018.