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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Mark Waghorn & Sam Elliott-Gibbs

Tube 'riddled with toxic air particles linked to cancer that could endanger passengers'

London's busy tube network is riddled with toxic air particles that could pose a real threat to passengers' health, scientists have warned.

Specks of metal thrown up by braking trains enter people's bloodstream after being inhaled into the lungs, new research shows.

They come from the grinding of wheels and rails - and have been linked to cancer, dementia and cardiovascular disease.

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