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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
America's Children and the Environment
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| Title | America's Children and the Environment |
| Description | This report presents trends in environmental factors related to the health and well-being of children in the United States. |
| Organization | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| Year | 2010 |
| URL | http://www.epa.gov/economics/children/ |
| Level of Technical Detail | High |
| Direct Access to Data | Yes |
| Direct Access to Metadata | Yes |
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| Link to Organization | http://www.epa.gov/economics/children/basic_info/index.html |
| Contact Information | 202-566-2304 |
| Environmental Indicator Scale | National, County |
| Additional Information | Interpreting and Using Indicators |
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| Environmental Category in the Report | Indicator in the Report | EPA Web Taxonomy |
| Birth Defects in California | Number of birth defects in California per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health |
| Childhood Cancer | Cancer incidence and mortality for children under 20 | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Human Health Disruptors:Carcinogens |
| Childhood Cancer | Cancer incidence for children under 20 by type | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Human Health Disruptors:Carcinogens |
| Childhood Cancer | Cancer incidence for children under 20 by type | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Human Health Disruptors:Carcinogens |
| Common Air Pollutants | Long-term trends in annual average concentrations of criteria pollutants | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Air:Air Quality Air:Air Pollution Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Common Air Pollutants | Number of children living in counties with high annual averages of particulate matter | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Air:Air Quality Air:Air Pollution Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Particulate Matter |
| Common Air Pollutants | Percentage of children living in counties in which air quality standards were exceeded | Air:Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Common Air Pollutants | Percentage of children''s days with good, moderate, or unhealthy air quality | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Air:Air Quality Air:Air Pollution Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Concentrations of Continine in Blood | Concentrations of cotinine in blood of children | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Health Risks:Exposure |
| Concentrations of Lead in Blood | Concentrations of lead in blood of children ages 5 and under | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Health Risks:Exposure |
| Concentrations of Lead in Blood | Median concentrations of lead in blood of children ages 1-5, by race/ethnicity and family income | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Health Risks:Exposure |
| Concentrations of Mercury in Blood | Distribution of concentrations of mercury in blood of women of child-bearing age | Life Stages & Populations:Womens'' Health Health Risks:Exposure |
| Drinking Water Contaminants | Percentage of children served by community water systems that did not meet all applicable health-based drinking water standards | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Water:Drinking Water Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants:Drinking Water Contaminants |
| Environmental Tobacco Smoke | Percentage of children ages 6 and under regularly exposed to environmental tobacco smoke in the home | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Air:Air Pollution:Indoor Air Pollution Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Secondhand Smoke |
| Hazardous Air Pollutants | Percentage of children living in counties where estimated hazardous air pollutant concentrations were greater than health benchmarks in 1999 | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Air:Air Quality Air:Air Pollution Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Hazardous Air Pollutants |
| Land Contaminants | Percentage of children residing within one mile of a Superfund site | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Cleanup:Cleanup Sites:Superfund |
| Lead in California Schools | Percentage of California public elementary schools with lead in drinking water | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Water:Drinking Water Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants:Drinking Water Contaminants |
| Lead in California Schools | Percentage of California public elementary schools with lead in soils | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Pollutants & Contaminants:Soil Contaminants |
| Lead in California Schools | Percentage of California public elementary schools with lead paint and some deterioration of paint | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health |
| Monitoring and Reporting | Percentage of children living in areas served by community water systems with violations of drinking water monitoring and reporting requirements | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Water:Drinking Water Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants:Drinking Water Contaminants |
| Neurodevelopmental Disorders | Children reported to have mental retardation, by race/ethnicity and family income | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health |
| Pesticide Residues | Percentage of fruits, vegetables and grains, and other food and drink products with detectable residues of organophosphate pesticides | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Pesticides |
| Pesticide Use in Minnesota Schools | Frequency of application of pesticides in Minnesota K-12 schools | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Pesticides |
| Respiratory Diseases | Children’s emergency room visits for asthma and other respiratory causes | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Health Effects:Respiratory Diseases:Asthma |
| Respiratory Diseases | Percentage of children reported to have current asthma, by race/ethnicity and family income | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Health Effects:Respiratory Diseases:Asthma |
| Respiratory Diseases | Percentage of children reported to have ever been diagnosed with asthma and having an asthma attack in the past 12 months, by race/ethnicity and family income | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Health Effects:Respiratory Diseases:Asthma |
| Respiratory Diseases | Percentage of children with asthma | Life Stages & Populations:Childrens'' Health Health Effects:Respiratory Diseases:Asthma |