The second Synthetic Turf Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held on Friday, March 10, 2017. The venue of the meeting will be announced in early 2017.
Risk Assessment
Risk assessment is a scientific process of evaluating the adverse effects caused by a substance, activity, lifestyle, or natural phenomenon. OEHHA is responsible for developing and providing risk managers in state and local government agencies with toxicological and medical information relevant to decisions involving public health. State agency users of such information include all boards and departments within Cal/EPA, as well as the Department of Public Health, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Office of Emergency Services, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Department of Justice.
Upcoming Events
Fri, 03/10/2017 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Reports, Notices, Documents
The second Synthetic Turf Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held on Friday, March 10, 2017. The venue of the meeting will be announced in early 2017.
Investigation of health risks to children from coloring markers
Estudio de salud ambiental sobre el césped sintético
Art and Craft Material Exposures and Impacts to Children's Health. 2016 list of Art materials that cannot be purchased for use in kindergarten through 6th grade.
Presentations from the 2016 Children’s Environmental Health Symposium exploring "New Findings from California”.
Guidelines for purchasing and safe use of children's art and craft materials to be used by school staff, instructors, parents, and others who participate in art and craft projects with children.
Frequently asked questions on the environmental health study of synthetic turf
Each year the Children’s Environmental Health Program sponsors a symposium on key emerging issues relevant to state scientists and policy makers in the field of children’s environmental health.
Request that NTP conduct toxicological studies to enhance our understanding of the health impacts of chemicals released from synthetic turf, with an emphasis on the crumb rubber in the fields.
Protecting the health and future of our children is important to all Californians.