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In 38 areas of Greater Manchester, you are at risk just by breathing.

Despite major strides to improve air quality across the region, there are a number of areas where the air quality is still exceeding legal thresholds, with the air masked with dangerous fumes.

It's mostly the fault of emissions from vehicles, worsened during peak times and congestion on the Greater Manchester's roads.

How 'at risk' you are is a postcode lottery. It's in areas where people live. Where thousands of children walk to school and commuters travel to work. They are breathing in 'toxic air' without a second's thought.

A recent study claimed pollution in Manchester remains so severe it’s ‘like smoking 149 cigarettes a year’.

People with long-term exposure to the fumes could be at risk of seri

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