This turns out to be a euphemism for a ten-minute stumble over broken pavements, through the traffic fumes of south London.

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This is no longer because of coal fires but is put down to nitrogen dioxide caused mainly by traffic fumes, he said.

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Pollution from road traffic, particularly diesel fumes, is the most significant cause of poor air quality in most cities.

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Frank Riddell, a lecturer at St Andrews University and chairman of the town's community council, fumes that the place will lose its character and be strangled by traffic.

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