Tetraethyl lead (TEL)
CAS: 78-00-2
High Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)High
Risk (Children)Extreme
Regulatory Status
SummaryCalifornia Prop 65 listed | REACH SVHC (Candidate List) | REACH Annex XIV: authorisation required
Molecular FormulaC8H20Pb
Molecular Weight323
Sources
No citations are recorded specifically for the human adult context, so the record-wide source list is shown. It backs the record, not this particular band.
- Needleman et al.: Deficits in Psychologic and Classroom Performance of Children with Elevated Dentine Lead Levels — NEJM Leaded Gasoline IQ Study STUDY · 1979
- where to look ATSDR Toxicological Profile: Lead — TEL Antiknock Additive History, Gasoline Phase-out, Blood Lead Decline, Neurocognitive Effects, Soil Legacy Contamination REGULATORY · 2020
- US EPA: Leaded Gasoline Phase-out Final Rule — Complete Ban Effective January 1, 1996; Blood Lead Trend Data; Environmental Lead Burden Reduction REGULATORY · 1996
- § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
- Consolidated TEXT: 32006R1907 — EN — 22.06.2026 REGULATORY
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 6511) PUBCHEM
- Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
- CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
- Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
- Tetraethyl lead; CASRN 78-00-2: IRIS Chemical Assessment Summary ASSESSMENT
- PubChem computed properties for CID 6511 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
- TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors, full export (Excel from the publisher's own search, operator-saved 2026-10-08; list last updated September 2018) REFERENCE_DATABASE
- where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 6511; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 6511; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID7023801 (Tetraethyl lead (TEL)) REFERENCE
- PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 6511 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
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