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Announcement of Publication of the Final Technical Support Documents
for Public Health Goals for 11 Chemicals in Drinking Water
[09/26/03]
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The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) of
the California Environmental Protection Agency announces the availability
of the final technical support documents for a Public Health Goal
(PHG) for each of the following eleven (11) chemicals in drinking
water: asbestos, barium, beryllium, chlorobenzene, 1,1-dichloroethane,
diethylhexyl adipate, ethylene dibromide, hexachlorobenzene, silvex,
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, and toxaphene. The documents will be
posted on the OEHHA Web site (www.oehha.ca.gov) on September 26,
2003, along with responses to major review comments. OEHHA has revised
the documents as appropriate in response to review comments from
the public at the workshop and during the two
public review and scientific comment periods, as well as from
peer reviewers at the University of California system and state
and federal agencies.
The PHG technical support documents provide information on the
health effects of contaminants in drinking water. The PHG is a level
of drinking water contaminant at which adverse health effects are
not expected to occur from a lifetime of exposure. The California
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1996 (Health
and Safety Code Section 116365), amended 1999, requires OEHHA
to develop PHGs based exclusively on public health considerations.
PHGs published by OEHHA will be considered by the California Department
of Health Services in setting drinking water standards (Maximum
Contaminant Levels, or MCLs).
Follow the links below to download copies
of the PHG documents as pdf files.
Follow this link to
download a copy of this notice.
Printed copies of the final technical support documents may be
obtained for a fee from:
Instant Copying and Laser Printing
2015 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, California 94720
Phone: (510) 704-9700
If you would like to receive further information on this announcement
or have questions, please contact our office at (510) 622-3170 or
the address below. Written requests should be addressed to:
Ms. Moira Sullivan
Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology Section
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
California Environmental Protection Agency
1515 Clay Street, 16th Floor
Oakland, California 94612
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