Travelling on the Tube 'could be bad for your health because the air is rich in toxic dust'
- Previous studies have shown that dust-rich air of welding plants and steel mills pose health risks
- But new research has shown that underground stations could pose risk too
- Dust can penetrate lungs and migrate to the liver, kidneys and even the brain to cause damage
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Travelling on the Tube could be bad for your health, a researcher has claimed.
Experts found that small dust particles in the air found in an underground railway station were quite different to the dust breathed in most other surroundings.
They also discovered that this may have health implications because they could penetrate the lungs and body easily including the liver, brain and kidneys.
