August 1994 - Friends of the Earth monitor air quality

Friends of the Earth set up equipment at three key city centre sites – Cross Street near the Royal Exchange, Oxford Road and Shambles Square to sample levels of nitrogen dioxide from motor traffic. Nitrogen dioxide is a major chest irritant and linked to asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia. The Manchester Evening News plans to feature the figures each week for a month to see just how serious the problem is.

Source:  Manchester Evening News, 4 August 1994, p18