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Announcement of Draft Report, Public Workshop, and Public Comment Period Health Advisory and Safe Eating Guidelines For Fish and Shellfish from the Sacramento River and Northern Delta (Solano, Sacramento, Yolo, Sutter, Colusa, Yuba, Glenn, Butte, Tehama, And Shasta Counties)
[04/11/08]

Follow the links below to download the Draft Report as a pdf file (note: this report is broken into 3 sections to ease download)

Draft Report, Section A

Draft Report, Section B

Draft Report, Section C

Follow this link to download the Executive Summary

Follow this link to download the Advisory Guide

Follow this link to download the Fact Sheet

Follow this link to download the Press Release

Follow this link for a slide presentation on mercury in fish from the Sacramento River and Northern Delta

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announces the availability of the draft report entitled “Health Advisory and Safe Eating Guidelines for Fish and Shellfish from the Sacramento River and Northern Delta.”  The report contains an evaluation of studies of mercury levels in fish from these rivers, creeks, and sloughs, and provides safe eating guidelines for these water bodies.  OEHHA is soliciting comments from interested parties on the draft report and safe eating guidelines during a 45-day public comment period.  OEHHA will also hold a public workshop and training on the safe eating guidelines for the Sacramento River and Northern Delta on April 16, 2008, at 10:30 AM, at the Samuel Pannell Meadowview Community Center, 2450 Meadowview Road (Meeting rooms A&B), Sacramento.  Comments may be submitted at any time until the close of the comment period.

Comments on the draft report may be submitted by phone, fax, or e-mail to Dr. Margy Gassel.  All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 27, 2008.  OEHHA will consider comments received by this time and revise the draft report and safe eating guidelines as appropriate to issue a final report.

OEHHA is making the draft document available at the OEHHA Web site at http://www.oehha.ca.gov.  A copy of the report is also available by calling (510) 622-3170. 

If you would like to submit comments, receive further information on this announcement, or have questions, please contact Dr. Margy Gassel using the information provided below.

Dr. Margy Gassel
California Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology Branch
1515 Clay Street 16th Floor
Oakland, California 94612
Phone: (510) 622-3166
Fax: (916) 622-3218
e-mail: mgassel@oehha.ca.gov

 
 
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