I have just received a copy of your important Nov-Dec issue of the Health & Environment with your editorial & lead articles on Urge Overkill - on spermatology & endocrine disruptors. I suspect that we may have even worse enviro pollution problems here (than in your progressive nation with vigorous opposition to corruption), a legacy of colonial & apartheid & ANC & Corporate cynicism that may be compounding our AIDS & poverty disaster. We are seeking reasons why our "healthy" young men in the Johannesburg area have testosterone levels half of the USA mean, with falling fertility & rampant premature degenerative diseases. I wish the centre all the best in its endeavour to bring into open environmental health concerns.

The Hesperian Foundation would like to endorse "A Statement of Concern and Call for Action on Plastics and Public Health." CSE has a strong history of working to improve environmental health in India, and the Hesperian Foundation is pleased to join with you on this effort. The Hesperian Foundation recognises the hazards that plastics pose to human health and we strongly support the use of the precautionary principle in all areas relating to human and environmental health. The work of CSE serves as a model for us and for all those who are working on environmental health. We offer our best wishes for your continued success in your work on plastics and all the other important work that you do.