OEHHA Prop 65 — Lead and Lead Compounds Listing

Summary

This is the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Proposition 65 listing record for lead. Lead is listed under Proposition 65 as causing developmental, male reproductive, and female reproductive toxicity; lead and lead compounds are separately listed for cancer. OEHHA’s safe-harbor values for lead are an oral No Significant Risk Level of 15 ug/day and a reproductive-toxicity Maximum Allowable Dose Level of 0.5 ug/day.

Key numbers

Listing categoryStatus / value
CancerCurrently listed
Reproductive toxicity (developmental)Currently listed
Reproductive toxicity (male)Currently listed
Reproductive toxicity (female)Currently listed
NSRL (No Significant Risk Level, oral cancer)15 ug/day
MADL (Maximum Allowable Dose Level, reproductive toxicity)0.5 ug/day

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