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OEHHA
OEHHA’s mission: Protect and enhance public health and the environment by scientific evaluation of risks posed by hazardous substances. Learn more about OEHHA here.
What's New
- Environmental Justice - Cumulative Impacts Agenda and Presentations for the September 2, 2010, Public Workshop and Meeting of the Cumulative Impacts & Precautionary Approaches Work Group
[09/02/10] - Proposition 65 - Amendment To Section 25805 Specific Regulatory Levels: Chemicals Causing Reproductive Toxicity: Chromium (hexavalent compounds)
[08/12/10] - Proposition 65 - Notice of Adoption to Text of Regulations Title 27, California Code of Regulations Amendment to Section 25705(b) No Significant Risk Levels (NSRLs) for p-Chloroaniline and p-Chloroaniline Hydrochloride
[08/12/10] - Proposition 65 - Notice of Intent to List S,S,S-Tributyl Phosphorotrithioate (Tribufos, DEF)
[08/12/10] - Child-Specific Reference Dose - Notice of a Public Comments Period on the Child-Specific Reference Dose (chRD) for Paraquat for use in Assessing Health Risks at Existing and Proposed School Sites
[08/12/10] - Dubai Star Oil Spill - Report on The Safety of Consuming Fish and Shellfish From Areas Impacted By The T/V Dubai Star Oil Spill In San Francisco Bay, California
- Free Training Available - The California Medical Supervision Program for Physicians Who Supervise Workers Exposed to Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Pesticides. This 60 minute course will explain what this program is and include information on which workers have to be monitored, how they should be monitored, when it is necessary to remove them from working with these types of pesticides, and when they would be allowed to resume their work duties if they were removed from them. After completion, providers will be able to claim 1 hour CMA credit through COEH.
Highlights
Posters highlighting some of climate change indicators discussed in the report, Indicators of Climate Change in California, are currently on display at the State Capitol outside the Governor's Office (until August 16, 2010) and at the lobby of the Cal/EPA Building. The report, published in 2009, presents about 25 indicators that track trends in the drivers of climate change, changes in climate, and the impacts of these changes on physical and biological systems. Among the indicators included are greenhouse gas emissions, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, ambient air temperatures, winter chill, extreme heat events, spring snowmelt runoff, forest vegetation patterns, and small mammal habitat range shifts. More information on these and other indicators can be found at: http://www.oehha.ca.gov/multimedia/epic/index.html Panel 1 - "Tracking Climate Change and its Impacts"
Panel 2 - "Changes in Climate"
Panel 3 - "Impacts on Natural Systems"
OEHHA is leading a Cal/EPA assessment of potential chemical exposures that might be related to birth defects reported in Kettleman City, Kings County. Information is available at: http://calepa.ca.gov/EnvJustice/News/default.htm
Service Available: Free on-line training on Recognition, Management, and Reporting of Pesticide Illness.
After completion, providers will be able to claim 1 hour CMA credit through COEH.
In order to implement Executive Order S-13-09, which calls for three furlough days per month we intend to close the boards, departments and offices of the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) the first, second and third Friday of every month starting July 10, 2009 and ending June 25, 2010.
During this time, the boards, departments and offices of Cal/EPA will not be accepting, posting or processing environmental documents the first, second or third Friday of each month. Documents that would normally be delivered through the United States Postal Service or other mail carrier services on those Fridays will be received and processed on the following Monday. All environmental document posting, processing, and distribution will continue as usual on the days that Cal/EPA is open.
We recognize this may cause an inconvenience. We look forward to continuing to serve you. If you have any questions regarding the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment process for posting and distributing environmental documents, please email us at answers@oehha.ca.gov, or call us at (916)-324-7572. Thank you.
