| Air |
WHO |
Air Quality Guidelines |
No Data |
| Workplace Air |
OSHA |
Legal limit over an 8-hour workday in general industry for elemental, organic and inorganic lead |
0.5 mg/m3
|
| OSHA |
Legal limit over an 8-hour workday in general industry for tetraethyl lead and tetramethyl lead |
0.075 mg/m3
|
| OSHA |
Legal limit over an 8-hour workday in shipyards and construction sites for elemental, organic and inorganic lead |
50 μg/m3
|
| OSHA |
Legal limit over an 8-hour workday in shipyards and construction sites for tetraethyl lead |
0.1 mg/m3
|
| OSHA |
Legal limit over an 8-hour workday in shipyards and construction sites for tetramethyl lead |
0.15 mg/m3
|
| OSHA |
Action level over an 8-hour workday for industry and construction for elemental, organic and inorganic lead |
30 μg/m3
|
| OSHA |
Medical removal protection for general industry - Temporary removal blood lead level |
≥60 μg/m3
|
| OSHA |
Medical removal protection for general industry - Return to work blood lead level |
≤40 μg/m3
|
| OSHA |
Medical removal protection for construction and shipyards - Temporary removal blood lead level |
≥50 μg/m3
|
| OSHA |
Medical removal protection for construction and shipyards - Return to work blood lead level |
≤40 μg/m3
|
| NIOSH |
Recommended exposure limit of lead and its compounds |
0.05 mg/m3
|
| NIOSH |
Recommended exposure limit of tetraethyl lead |
0.075 mg/m3
|
| NIOSH |
Immediately dangerous to life or health concentration of lead and its compounds |
100 mg/m3
|
| NIOSH |
Immediately dangerous to life or health concentration of tetraethyl lead |
40 mg/m3
|
| Drinking-Water |
EPA |
Drinking water action level |
0.015 mg/L |
| WHO |
Drinking water Quality Guidelines |
0.01 mg/L |
| Bottled Water |
FDA |
Legal limit |
No data |
