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The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) of
the California Environmental Protection Agency has added nine chemicals
to the list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive
toxicity, for purposes of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement
Act of 1986 (Proposition 65). These chemicals are listed effective
May 1, 1997.
The nine chemicals are listed pursuant to the administrative mechanisms
for listing provided under the Act, based upon either (1) a formal
identification by an authoritative body that the chemical is a carcinogen
or a reproductive toxicant; or, (2) a formal requirement by a state
or federal agency that the chemical be identified or labeled as
causing cancer or reproductive toxicity. Regulations governing the
listing of chemicals under the "authoritative bodies"
mechanism and the "formally required to be labeled or identified"
mechanism are published in Title 22, California Code of Regulations,
Sections 12306 and 12902, respectively.
The reader is directed to the Notice of Intent to List Chemicals
published in the February 7, 1997 issue of the California
Regulatory Notice Register for the supporting documentation which
OEHHA relied upon in making its determination that the criteria
for administrative listing have been satisfied.
The nine chemicals listed effective May 1, 1997, and the mechanism
under which each is listed, are shown below:
Carcinogens
| Chemical |
CAS No.
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Listing mechanism1
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| Nitromethane |
75-52-5
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AB
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| Spironolactone |
52-01-7
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FR
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| Stanozolol |
10418-03-8
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FR
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| Tetrafluoroethylene |
116-14-3
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AB
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| Vinyl fluoride |
75-02-5
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AB
|
Reproductive Toxicants
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Chemical
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Type of Reproductive Toxicity
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CAS No.
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Listing mechanism1
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| Clarithromycin |
developmental
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81103-11-9
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FR
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| Dihydroergotamine
mesylate |
developmental
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6190-39-2
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FR
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| Hydroxyurea |
developmental
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127-07-1
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FR
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| Oxymetholone |
developmental
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434-07-1
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FR
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1. Listing mechanism:
AB - "authoritative bodies" mechanism (Section 12306)
FR - "formally required to be labeled or identified"
mechanism (Section 12902)
SQE - "state’s qualified experts" mechanism
A complete, updated chemical list is published elsewhere in this
issue of the California Regulatory Notice Register.
Follow this link to download a complete
Proposition 65 list dated May 1, 1997.
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print PDF files 
For questions regarding Proposition 65, please contact the Cynthia
Oshita in the Proposition 65 Implementation Program
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