Thank you for the opportunity to respond.  We at Livent take the concerns raised in your article very seriously.  Responsible stewardship of the environment is essential to our work.  Our mission is to harness lithium technology to power people’s lives for a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable world.  We understand that we have a responsibility to ensure that our expanding operations do not negatively impact the ecosystem around the Salar del Hombre Muerto.