The fourth of six Nature specials on the state of Europe's environment. Driven to Destruction
Car pollution in Europe has reached alarming levels. From the Alps to Athens, vehicle pollution is taking its toll. Mountains are crumbling, people are sick. After years of ignoring the poisonous side effects, Switzerland and Germany are introducing radical new steps to discourage drivers - digging up roads and raising taxes. By the year 2000, ear numbers may have doubled. Can the Continent cope?
Grant Mansfield investigates. Producer ANDREA MICHELL Nature editor PETER SALMON BBC Bristol
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