1.   A decade after the phase-out of leaded gas began, only a relatively small amount was sold in California.

2.   The additives business has been declining as stricter environmental regulations have accelerated the phase-out of leaded gas around the globe.

3.   Overseas, most childhood lead contamination is believed to result from leaded gas and industrial emissions.

4.   It also will raise taxes on leaded gas consumption to keep its price at least as high as unleaded gasoline.

5.   The city government set Wednesday as the deadline for a total ban on the use of leaded gas, it said.

6.   The national capital, Beijing, banned the sale of leaded gas in July, citing auto emissions as a severe health hazard.

7.   Wuhan, a central Chinese city plagued by noxious vehicle emissions, banned the use of leaded gas Wednesday in an effort to clean up its air.

8.   World Bank urges phase-out of leaded gas.