Leaded petrol era ‘officially over’ as Algeria ends pump sales

Pump nozzles at a petrol station in Algiers, Algeria. Officials claim that the end of use of leaded petrol will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths a year. Photograph: Ramzi Boudina/Reuters

Pump nozzles at a petrol station in Algiers, Algeria. Officials claim that the end of use of leaded petrol will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths a year. Photograph: Ramzi Boudina/Reuters

source https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/30/leaded-petrol-era-officially-over-as-algeria-ends-pump-sales