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New ScienCtst 2 April 1981
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Anti-conception
We were c"pcti<llly interest<ll 111
he comment;, of l'rot,.,,,or Sl1'1r I
'!'hrs \\'nk, vol tll!, p I]() I, 0111~rni11g the 1l'l.1tw11,l11p 1 1etw~en hrca~lf1td111g .utd t.actallon, dIHi rl'!)l'.'dl t Ii into
breastfe.. ding
It ts Crt,unll' true th al,,
1elalr'111;,h1p rx1"l" .iri.l h<ls been kllU\\'ll fol ~Ofllt.' ti111t lo t'Xl~t
l><:twet11 '"' t.111011 hr ,.,.,tletd1ng
!lid b1rthp.1< 111g l\1nnt
1C>cJrch h.i;, >hown prolongtd
h1e<l;,tlet<i111g to ht c lt.irly
"'iOC1<1led with longer birth
ti"" nten al,, e;,1w<t.1lly 1n rnorc
tradittu11
l<'lll wlu:n
lrequt'nl oudd111g of !ht' baby"
, HlllllUil.
.\lo;,t of th<: n;,e.irc:lt th,1l h,1, been urll1crt<1kt11 ou t lus i>>LH', 11uwcvcr, !>lll-{gt~t~ t h.lt whilt' I 1um ,, public he,dllt pornt of
\lt'W brl\d'!lfft~td111g appt.dt'~ to
pl..1y an t.tlec.. tive dnti-< nnccpttvc
ole, from <lll intliv1du.il ,tandpo1nt l he"' c u1 re net: of '" egnanLy ,Hnong inot her~ who .. 1e still lircastke<l111g, .is >ho11 n .11 the WllO collabor .1t11c >lucly, l_an vary btt ~veen I per' Pill an<l 11 per' cnt dCcurding to llw p.ipul.itton group;, undcr . u11'1dcr .111 n. This cle<.1rly place,
"con>1<ler "d' lt1111t<1tiun on tl11
00"1bi<' pr 0111otion of
l.Jrt'il.'>lft.tding dS dll iiliti4 l unl'epth e pr...tlltce.
A. f a1 a> WllO <1nd 1c>edfch
>11to br t'd>t I ceding 1s conLerned,
Prole>><Jr :-.hurt is not correct.
WHO ha> rect>ntly undertaken a
prevalence ,md du1 at1on study of
l.Jredstlcedrng Ill niue countries
and is c:u11 ently uudertakmg .i
.ix-country study of variations
Ill qu,111t1t} and compo>1lion of
breast milk It .,, also involved in
: esea1 ch 111to the relationship
l>etwt>en lactation and hormonal
contr<1ccpt1on, and will soon
initiate a >trie;, of studie;, into
he so-called "insulfinent milk
,yndrome".
\/anuel Cw oallo
Geneva
World lieu/th Organisution
On the water line
In ddd1tion to large reservoir;, many small impounded lochs >ituated well away trom houses .rnd people are covered by the !!l30 and 1975 acts. In these Lircumst<lnCes the original u;,<> may be redundant and owner& .ire tempted to draw down levels to below tht> 25 000
cubic nwtres volume at whith the acts come into operation. UnfortunJtely, this h.1s the
effect of reducing small lochs to men puddles with potentially <lisa;,t1 ou' ellects on the wildlife dssodated with them. In one 1en11t <.iw che ncstin!{ lubildt of four &pecie;, of birds included on s< hedulc l of the llffd Proteetwn A< ts w.is thredtenccJ.
The re,1>ons tor and ,afcty dspccts of l ht'M' act' wd' rll<ide 11uite clta1 111 "Go11r11m .. 111., ignore tim1 homl" iu 1111t.iiu', dams" tTht> Wl'tk, 2!l J.u1111n,
T T E R s ------------- 1111t1.1! I lJlor11>.tl!Oll by h,l('l!'l'!<l
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p1 uduces a bdffic1 l<lye1 011
the Jl<lint surf .tee, nndtnng 1t
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G. F. Oauu:l, Ill. J. /Jemp><'!I
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Nature conservation
J\L1y I !>ugg<''I to T A 0 llr1e11
1I.l'lte1;,, 2b feli1u.t11, p :,nu 1
th.!l "th< ult1111<1t1 .11111" 111 .111j
wtldlt I1 p1 e,t1 1 ,1t lllll g 1 nup
should 1101 he '" !Jnng ,il1u1it .rnd cnh,111<<' tla~ he.iuty of lit<
<olllrtrysiJe for tilt bt'11..til uf ,di
memb<'r' ol &tH il'ly
It >ltould surely lw 101 th1,
p1ewrv<1tio11 o/ .tll lnn11' ul
wildlife ht ,t, l.i,t .111d .di ltlll<',
'2\i:); 111<! the 1ec1111 HBC
telev1..,1c111 prug1 tt1nu1t..:. Hut <tn Jdd!lw11.d problem ,111<1 hy pt odtu I of lhc He>iot vu11 ~ ,\cl
<111d not 101 tht 1,.11l'lil ol groups uo Uldtlt~r ho\v nau h thcu lll<'mhc-1., 11c1y, or how good " 1<1lu<' tor 111011q I hl' grottp'
Ill.ti !!!\'('.
in it., 111 ,,,,e11l form 1111glit \>111 bt' the I'"' of 11.tter hoch, .., of wlldltfr 1mportauce lwc .n1v: l<-u1du\, tH-"l'"t <dnuot ,di ord to
1.0111pl1 lmt whecc It i;, cltlht ult to .,,., .i11y danger Lo ht" or p10pl'l ii
i-: r 1i1r.-
."-tac1u ' :uus>rvunt'Y Cuun< tl
f-drnlrnr!}h
Slim) bottoms
With 1, lvt <nee to :--..1tlo1>
;,<eh .. 1.1ut10n to >limy bottom&" 11\10111t.,1, '21i Febru.irv, p 5311,
then "' .i simple expl.u1.it10li lor tlu prolilerc1t1Un of ";,l11ncs'' on or;'.111oti11-b<1>ed ,wltfoul111g p<1inh, ol which the ;,ell polbhi11g copulyrne1, .in: ;111 example
Of f 011l111g h<lClcfld h5~1() per c111t ..ire Gt amncg.it1vc, and 01 g<111Utm auti-foul111;,: co1n1>uu11d.'!i an_ not toxic to
thi~ g1 '"'I' The matn pr vdJtor s
oJ touting bacteria dre graL1111 prutowa, to "1111 II
organul tll 'tJntpound-, ..tfl' toxic Therefore, org,u10t1n antt-fo"l111g patnts act .i.s ;,deLll\ e substr<1te;, providing a fd\'1J11r<1ble cnv1ronm,11t for Gra111-lltgative, mdrinc touling bdch 11 l A <.Jst~ of one n1dn 1 ~ pubt111 l,.. ini.: another rn,rn';, rnedh 111c!
Th "tuation i~ "mil.Jr for cup1 "">oxide b<1sc<l ;mtifouhug pdmts, where <upper toler ... 111 loultng bdclen.t p1odu< ,, much more .idht>;ivc "~limt." th,111 their counlPrp,irts gro\v111,~ on org,u1otin-b1..v~cd pa111t, The~e pulys.icch,iridc b.i~ecJ .. ,1 i me>'' <"111 <.he 1.1 te
hed\'i 1111'1.ils, prcoum.ibly their exn:IVt' produc.t1on on copper' onl.1111111!( p..tints 1.ontribul1 tu tlw 1uppcrtulet dllll' 01 the h.1cte11.i.
The he.i\y loultng hy d1,1tom~ n~(!Ulf'l "> a ditiercnt e-...pLu1atHHl becau',t', unlike G1 dll1-11eg..itive h<1cttr Id, they an not inhl'rcntly tolt.1 dlll uf organutu1<01npoun<ls. llowt'' 1 1, because repro1lu< t1011 b p11'<lu111i11.111tly by h111arv li~~i1H1, toltr.1nt indn idu.dt> ~0011 g1vt l l .t to tult.1 aut popult1tHHl~. Al~o. 1l "po,&1llle tl1.it tl11
res/111 /Juc.:iwo1 lh
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Asbestos
1 I ltd 13,11 ry C:.istl<'111.in', .11 ta le ou the llinclu;,t.m Fc1 odo t .1cto1 v 111 Bomb.iy with .tlllall:rllent ( .. Uoublt st<111CL.1rd> ,1,hc>to;, 111 lnd1d", ~ti Fth1 ua1y, p 5:!:.! I Ht '')" 1t ;,, liJ;,cd on a \J;,Jt lo th, pl.int !<1,t y1.ir Neither he not .wy repnent.1t1vc ol your
IOILI lldf lid!) \!'\..CL Vl'lllt'd Ullt
1,l .int.
Every Slcttemc11t ht 111,1!-,, <1bout the pl,IJlt h untrue
Over the P<1>t Mi. Y'<lr > tlw llrn11b.iy Lil tu1 y lll>jll'< tu1 <1tc has been Ml impn,.;t'd by
H1ndust<1n Fe1udo';, du:.t control tit at 1t h," an <111gvd f ,,,. 1cprcscntativc, ul luc,tl t ul tu11
te\tde mill> tu \'1'tt tltl' pt.1111 1,1 le<u 11 from t hL 111 thud, we employ.
We ilrt! surpn~cd th<1t vou ;llould have pr 111h'd ;,uch rni;,l<oadtng maltri<JI without taking the trouble to dt<1k tltl' truth ot the ulll'g.tlton' you hav .. made either with 1 ur ner and New.tll or with ll111duolc1n Ferodo
N. \'enlwtaraman Hi11dustu11 hnudo Ltd /lrmtl)(!!I
Our authu1 s 1 eply
The lndtd i11\e,11g<1tion w."
conducted by one ol "' 1 llM l iu
<lust consult<1lto11 w1tlt the
otht>r, one yeur .igo. 'I la.:
inforn1Jt1un un H1ndu..,t,11,
Fcrodo was obt<1ined Ill u ~veral-hour inl<rv1,11 with <1
low<>r llldlldgellll'llt t111pluvcc "ho Ji.id bc~:n <11 the t <1t'lory
tor ;omc ytar,. We co11dt1l lnl
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