Health Risks to Children
at Existing and Proposed School Sites - The California EPA proposal for
Comment
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard
Assessment (OEHHA) of the California Environmental Protection Agency is
making available for review and comment the Final Draft Report “GUIDANCE
FOR SCHOOL SITE RISK ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION
901(f): GUIDANCE FOR ASSESSING EXPOSURES AND HEALTH RISKS AT EXISTING AND
PROPOSED SCHOOL SITES.” Health and Safety Code Section 901(f) requires
OEHHA to develop and publish a guidance document for use by the Department
of Toxic Substances Control and other state and local environmental and
public health agencies to assess exposures and health risks at existing
and proposed school sites. It specifically requires that the
guidance include consideration of child-specific routes of exposure unique
to the school environment, in addition to those routes in existing
exposure models. The final draft report will be posted on the OEHHA Web
site (www.oehha.ca.gov) on November
7, 2003.
OEHHA is following the requirements set forth in Health and Safety Code
Section 57003 for receiving public input. This public review and comment
period follows an earlier public workshop and comment period on this
document. Previous responses to comments received are incorporated in this
final draft report. OEHHA requests comments on this final draft report be
delivered to OEHHA by 5:00 p.m. December 8, 2003. Comments received by
that date will be will be considered during preparation of the final
version of the guidance document. The responses to significant comments
from the public will be available on the OEHHA Web site upon publication
of the final guidance document.
If you would like to receive further information on this announcement or
have questions, please contact our office at (916) 324-2829 or the address
below. Written requests or comments should be addressed to:
Mr. Leon Surgeon
Integrated Risk Assessment Section
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
P.O. Box 4010
1001 I Street
Sacramento, California 95812-4010
FAX: (916) 322-9705
Follow this link to download a copy of the
document: Guidance for Assessing Exposures and Health Risks at Existing
and Proposed School Sites Pursuant to Health and Safety Code § 901(f) http://www.oehha.ca.gov/public_info/public/kids/pdf/Schoolscreen5.pdf
