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You may download the entire Draft Report on the Environment (Publication number EPA 260-R-02-006), Draft Report on the Environment Technical Document (Publication number EPA 600-R-03-050), or individual chapters as PDF files.

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Draft Report on the Environment:

Complete Report* (167pp., 41.4 MB)
Front Section (13pp., 1.73 MB):
    Message from the Administrator
    Executive Summary
    Introduction
    Environment in Context
Cleaner Air (16pp., 3.78 MB)
Purer Water (24pp., 4 MB)
Better Protected Land (28pp., 6.24 MB)
Human Health (24pp., 4.73 MB)
Ecological Condition (22pp., 4.95 MB)
Working Together for Environmental Results (4pp., 3.59 MB)
Appendix A: Summary of Questions and Indicators (6pp., 2.32 MB)
Appendix B: Types of Waste and Contaminated Lands (6pp., 2.8 MB)
Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations (2pp., 3.16 MB)
Appendix D: Glossary of Terms (15pp., 2.34 MB)
Appendix E: Sources for Environmental Protection in Context (3pp., 1.66 MB)

Draft Report on the Environment Technical Document:

Complete Report* (453pp., 12.9 MB)
Front Section (16pp., 165 KB):
    Dedication
    Preface
    List of Participants
    Introduction
Cleaner Air (40pp., 1.07 MB)
Purer Water (64pp., 2.21 MB)
Better Protected Land (54pp., 6.36 MB)
Human Health (64pp., 424 KB)
Ecological Condition (77pp., 1.75 MB)
Appendix A: Databases and Reports Supporting Major Clusters of Indicators Used in the Report with Links for Additional Information (2pp., 40.4 KB)
Appendix B: Indicator Metadata (50pp., 340 KB)
Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations (8pp., 60.5 KB)
Appendix D: Glossary of Terms (16pp., 188 KB)
Appendix E: References (28pp., 187 KB)
Appendix F: Background and Chronology (4pp., 35.4 KB)
Appendix G: Indicator Quality Review Form (12pp., 68.6 KB)
Appendix H: EPA Draft Report on the Environment Expert Review Workshop Evaluation Form (6pp., 40.4 KB)
Appendix I: Summary Tables of Questions and Indicators (12pp., 98.8 KB)

* Due to the large file sizes of the complete Draft Report on the Environment and Draft Report on the Environment Technical Document, we recommend downloading the chapters separately.

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