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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3
Indicators Presenting Data for EPA Region 3
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| Title | Indicators Presenting Data for EPA Region 3 |
| Description | This report presents the environmental indicators contained in EPA''s national level report and then provides information about these indicators specific to Region 3. |
| Organization | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3 |
| Year | 2008 |
| URL | http://www.epa.gov/ncea/roe/pdfs/Region3_Indicators.pdf |
| Level of Technical Detail | Medium |
| Direct Access to Data | No |
| Direct Access to Metadata | No |
| EPA Region | Region 3 |
| State | Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia |
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| Link to Organization | http://www.epa.gov/region03/index.htm |
| Contact Information | (800) 438-2474 |
| Environmental Indicator Scale | National, Regional |
| Additional Information | Criteria for Data Assessment, Data Quality and Limitations, Interpreting and Using Indicators |
| Information about the indicators in the report | ||
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| Environmental Category in the Report | Indicator in the Report | EPA Web Taxonomy |
| Chemicals Used on Land | Fertilize applied for agricultural processes | Chemicals |
| Coastal Waters | Coastal benthic communities | Water:Surface Water:Oceans:Coastal Environments Species Research & Analysis:Monitoring:Biomonitoring |
| Coastal Waters | Coastal fish tissue contaminants | Water:Surface Water:Oceans:Coastal Environments Species Food Safety:Fish & Wildlife Consumption |
| Coastal Waters | Coastal sediment quality | Water:Surface Water:Oceans:Coastal Environments Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants:Sediments:Contaminated Sediments |
| Coastal Waters | Submerged aquatic vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay | Water:Surface Water:Estuaries Species Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants |
| Coastal Waters | Tropic state of coastal waters | Water:Surface Water:Oceans:Coastal Environments Species |
| Consumable Fish and Shellfish | Coastal fish tissue contaminants | Food Safety:Fish & Wildlife Consumption Water:Surface Water:Oceans:Coastal Environments Species |
| Diversity and Biological Balance | Benthic macroinvertebrates in wadeable streams | Research & Analysis:Monitoring:Biomonitoring Water:Surface Water:Streams Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants Species |
| Diversity and Biological Balance | Coastal benthic communities | Water:Surface Water:Oceans:Coastal Environments Species Research & Analysis:Monitoring:Biomonitoring |
| Diversity and Biological Balance | Fish faunal intactness | Species |
| Diversity and Biological Balance | Submerged aquatic vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay | Water:Surface Water:Estuaries Species Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants |
| Drinking Water | Population served by community water systems with no reported violations of health-based standards | Water:Drinking Water Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants:Drinking Water Contaminants |
| Ecological Condition: Extent and Distribution | Forest extent and type | Sustainable Development Soils & Land Industries: Agricultural Industry: Forestry |
| Ecological Condition: Extent and Distribution | Forest fragmentation | Sustainable Development Soils & Land Industries: Agricultural Industry: Forestry |
| Ecological Condition: Extent and Distribution | Land cover | Sustainable Development Soils & Land |
| Ecological Condition: Extent and Distribution | Land use | Sustainable Development Soils & Land |
| Ecological Condition: Extent and Distribution | Urbanization and population change | Sustainable Development Soils & Land |
| Ecological Exposure to Contaminants | Coastal fish tissue contaminants | Water:Surface Water:Oceans:Coastal Environments Species Food Safety:Fish & Wildlife Consumption |
| Ecological Exposure to Contaminants | Ozone injury to forest plants | Air:Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Ecological Processes | Carbon storage in forests | Species Air:Climate Change |
| Land Cover | Forest extent and type | Sustainable Development Soils & Land Industries: Agricultural Industry: Forestry |
| Land Cover | Land cover | Sustainable Development Soils & Land |
| Land Use | Land use | Sustainable Development Soils & Land |
| Land Use | Urbanization and population change | Sustainable Development Soils & Land |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Acid deposition | Air:Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Air:Acid Rain |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Air toxic emissions | Air:Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Ambient concentration of ozone | Air:Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Ambient concentrations of carbon monoxide | Air:Air Pollution:Mobile Sources of Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Ambient concentrations of nitrogen dioxide | Air:Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Ambient concentrations of particulate matter | Air:Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Particulate Matter |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Carbon monoxide emissions | Air:Air Pollution:Mobile Sources of Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Lake and stream acidity | Water:Surface Water:Lakes Water:Surface Water:Streams Air:Acid Rain |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Nitrogen oxides emissions | Air:Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Ozone injury to forest plants | Air:Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Particulate matter emissions | Air:Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Particulate Matter |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Percent of days with Air Quality Index values greater than 100 | Air:Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Regional haze | Air:Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Particulate Matter |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Sulfur dioxide emissions | Air:Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Outdoor Air Quality | Volatile organic compound emissions | Air:Air Pollution Air:Air Quality Pollutants & Contaminants:Air Pollutants:Criteria Air Pollutants |
| Physical and Chemical Attributes | Lake and stream acidity | Water:Surface Water:Lakes Water:Surface Water:Streams Air:Acid Rain |
| Physical and Chemical Attributes | Nitrogen and phosphorous loads in large rivers | Water:Surface Water:Rivers Water:Water Pollution:Non-Point Sources of Water Pollution Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants |
| Physical and Chemical Attributes | Sea level | Air:Climate Change Water:Surface Water:Oceans:Coastal Environments |
| Physical and Chemical Attributes | U.S. and global mean temperature and precipitation | Air:Climate Change |
| Water and Watersheds | Benthic macroinvertebrates in wadeable streams | Research & Analysis:Monitoring:Biomonitoring Water:Surface Water:Streams Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants Species |
| Water and Watersheds | Lake and stream acidity | Water:Surface Water:Lakes Water:Surface Water:Streams Air:Acid Rain Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants |
| Water and Watersheds | Nitrogen and phosphorous loads in large rivers | Water:Surface Water:Rivers Water:Water Pollution:Non-Point Sources of Water Pollution Pollutants & Contaminants:Water Pollutants |