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Advisory based on mercury.
For information relating to biotoxins from harmful algal blooms (HABs) that may be found in California water bodies, see below.
Impervious surfaces impact the hydrology, water quality and aquatic and riparian habitat within a watershed. OEHHA has developed impervious surface coefficients useful in stormwater management runoff analyses, in watershed assessment as an indicator of watershed health, and in land use planning to identify areas of higher or lower imperviousness and opportunities to reduce impervious cover.
OEHHA intent to list 4-Methylimidazole (4-MEI) as known to the state to cause cancer.
38 chemicals for prioritization and consideration by the May 29, 2009 Carcinogen Identification Committee
The fish advisory guidelines provide information to help consumers choose the safest fish to eat. They also recommend how often fish can be eaten to promote health benefits and avoid health risks for fish caught from San Pablo Reservoir in Contra Costa County.