[CPEO-MEF] CHROMIUM, HEALTH: California sets Public Health Goal

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental  
Health Hazard Assessment
July 27, 2011

OEHHA ADOPTS FIRST-IN-THE-NATION PUBLIC HEALTH GOAL FOR HEXAVALENT  
CHROMIUM IN DRINKING WATER


SACRAMENTO - The California Environmental Protection Agency's Office  
of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) today published the  
nationâs first public health goal (PHG) for hexavalent chromium in  
drinking water.

The final PHG for hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium 6, is  
set at 0.02 parts per billion (ppb), which is the same level as the  
draft that was released for public comment in December 2010.

"This final public health goal is the culmination of years of study  
and research on the health effects of this chemical," said Dr. George  
Alexeeff, OEHHA's Acting Director. "As the nation's first official  
goal for this contaminant, it will be an important tool that the  
Department of Public Health will use to develop a regulatory standard  
that will protect Californians from the health risks of chromium 6 in  
drinking water."


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For the entire release, see
http://www.oehha.ca.gov/public_info/press/Chrom6_072911.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
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