31.   Law proposed a total ban on leaded gasoline and increased penalties for violators.

32.   Lead levels in U.S. children have dropped since leaded gasoline and paint were banned in the United States decades ago.

33.   Latin American nations agreed to phase out the use of leaded gasoline and to properly manage pesticides.

34.   Nearly all cars in Egypt are equipped to use leaded gasoline, and the small commercial sales are not expected to affect the high lead emissions.

35.   On Tuesday, a key committee agreed to start eliminating leaded gasoline, a major cause of the poisoning.

36.   Responding to the study, gasoline distributor Curoil Inc. said it would end sales of leaded gasoline on the island by the end of November.

37.   Shanghai, Guangzhou and Wuhan also have banned leaded gasoline in the past year.

38.   Some European countries are only halfway or less toward the goal of ending use of leaded gasoline, the bank said.

39.   The eastern city of Hangzhou announced a ban on leaded gasoline Tuesday, joining Beijing and other Chinese cities nationwide that are selling only unleaded gas.

40.   The law orders the phase-out of leaded gasoline by next year.