UN Hails End Of Poisonous Leaded Gas Use In Cars Worldwide

Studies showed leaded gas caused measurable intellectual impairment in children and millions of premature deaths.

Leaded gasoline has finally reached the end of the road, the U.N. environment office said Monday, after the last country in the world halted the sale of the highly toxic fuel. Algeria stopped providing leaded gas last month, prompting the U.N. Environment Agency to declare the "official end" of its use in cars, which has been blamed for a wide range of human health problems. "The successful enforcement of the ban on leaded petrol is a huge milestone for global health and our environment," UNEP's executive director, Inger Andersen, said in a statement.