UNEP LEAD-FREE PETROL SUBSAHARAN AFRICA ANNOUNCEMENT
February 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced that from January 1, all vehicle fuels sold in sub-Saharan Africa have been lead-free, with the last country to abandon lead being the region's most developed - South Africa.
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THE UNITED Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced that from January 1, all vehicle fuels sold in sub-Saharan Africa have been lead-free, with the last country to abandon lead being the region's most developed - South Africa.
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