New Chemicals added to Proposition 65 List by US State California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

In July and August 2016, the California OEHHA added 8 new chemicals to the Proposition 65 List and added new toxicity to existing chemical, 1-bromopropane.

Newly added chemicals are:

1  Sedaxane

2  Atrazine

3  Des-ethyl atrazine (DEA)

4  Des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA)

5  2,4-Diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine (DACT)

6  Propazine

7  Simazine

8  Bromodichloroacetic acid

The added chemicals meet the requirements for listing as known to the State of California to cause cancer, developmental toxicity and female reproductive toxicity for purposes of Proposition 65.

Below are the details of these chemicals, Chemical Abstracts Service # (CAS No.), Types of Toxicity.

Sedaxane,  874967-67-6, Cancer

Atrazine, 1912-24-9 ,Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Des-ethyl atrazine (DEA), 6190-65-4, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA), 1007-28-9, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

2,4-Diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine (DACT), 3397-62-4, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Propane, 139-40-2, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Simazine, 122-34-9, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Bromodichloroacetic acid, 71133-14-7, Cancer

1-Bromopropane (1-BP), 106-94-5, Cancer.