Air pollution `is as bad for your lungs as a pack of cigarettes a day'

Air pollution levels for people living near a busy road are as bad for the lungs as smoking 20 cigarettes a day, study finds

Air pollution levels for people living near a busy road are as bad for the lungs as smoking 20 cigarettes a day, according to a new study.

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