In this issue: 1- Report of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 16-19 October 2001 2- British Antarctic Survey (BAS) First BAS Ozone Bulletin for 2001 3- Diatomaceous Earth Protects Grain, Safe to Use - Activated DE best for stored grain protection 4- Water Fights Back - Water mist is proving a safe alternative in more ways than one , finds David Hambling