Overview
Lead in Wheel Weights
In 2008, CEH finalized legal agreements with Chrysler and the wheel weight makers, requiring them to stop selling lead wheel weights in California. (link to report California also passed a law, sponsored by CEH, that bans any company from selling or using lead wheel weights in California. As a result, most wheel weights are now made of steel, zinc, and other non-lead materials – and the risk to our drinking water is greatly reduced.
