Data for Part 5: Special Features,,,,,
"U.S. EPA, 2003. America's Children and the Environment: Measures of Contaminants, Body Burdens, and Illnesses",,,,,

Table S1,,,,,
"Percentage of California public elementary schools with lead paint and some deterioration of paint, 1994-1997",,,,,
,Schools Built,Schools Built,Schools Built,Schools Built,
,Before 1940,1940-1959,1960-1979,1980-1995,All Schools
Any detectable lead,72.20%,46.30%,20.50%,3.10%,37.40%
? 600 ppm,72.20%,46.30%,18.20%,3.10%,36.90%
"? 5,000 ppm",63.90%,41.80%,13.60%,0%,31.80%
"SOURCE:  California Department of Health Services, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch. Lead Hazards in California’s Public Elementary Schools and Child Care Facilities, April 1998",,,,,

Table S2,,,,,
"Percentage of California public elementary schools with lead in soils, 1994-1997",,,,,
,Schools Built,Schools Built,Schools Built,,
,Before 1940,1940-1979,1980-1995,All Schools,
Schools with detectable lead in soil,100.00%,94.40%,60.50%,89.00%
Schools with soil lead > 400 ppm ,29.70%,2.40%,0.00%,7.00%
"SOURCE:  Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, California Department of Health Services. Lead Hazards in California’s Public Elementary Schools and Child Care Facilities, April 1998",,,,

Table S3,,,,
"Percentage of California public elementary schools with lead in drinking water, 1994-1997",,,,
,Schools Built,Schools Built,Schools Built,
,Before 1940,1940-1979,1980-1995,All Schools
Schools with detectable lead in drinking water,,,,
,68.60%,52.40%,42.10%,53.30%
Schools with > 15 ppb lead in drinking water,,,,
,31.40%,16.10%,13.20%,18.30%
Schools with > 15 ppb lead in drinking water at first draw*,,,,
,,,,15.50%
Schools with > 15 ppb lead in drinking water at second draw*,,,,
,,,,6.50%
*  Data for first- and second-draw samples are available for all schools only.,,,

Table S4,,,
"Frequency of application of pesticides in Minnesota K-12 schools, 1999",,,
,,Percentage of schools,
,Cafeteria and kitchen,Locker Rooms,
,food storage areas,and gymnasium,Classrooms
Sprayed as needed,34.00%,33.50%,46.70%
Sprayed once a month,16.40%,3.70%,2.70%
Sprayed 1 - 4 times per year,24.00%,15.30%,12.50%
Not sprayed,16.90%,28.80%,25.60%
No answer / other / don’t know,8.70%,18.70%,12.50%
SOURCE:  C.J. Olson Market Research Inc. for Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Quantitative Research Regarding Pest Management in ,,,
Minnesota K-12 Schools. 1999,,,

Table S5,,,
"Number of birth defects in California per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths",,,
,1991-1993,1994-1996,1997-1999
Heart defects,1.8,1.98,1.79
Oral cleft defects ,1.6,1.67,1.5
Down Syndrome,1.34,1.28,1.28
Intestinal defects,0.73,0.73,0.56
Limb defects,0.46,0.46,0.38
SOURCE:  California Birth Defects Monitoring Program,,,