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Evening Standard
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Ross Lydall

Iron particles in Tube air ‘can enter bloodstream’, new research reveals

The London Underground is polluted with metallic particles small enough to enter the human bloodstream, researchers revealed on Thursday.

However, it is unclear whether these “ultra-fine” iron oxide dust particles pose a risk to public health, though they have previously been linked with asthma, lung cancer, dementia and cardiovascular disease.

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