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ACE Related Topics and Links

  • America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being : This report provides data on important aspects of U.S. children’s lives in the areas of family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.
  • U.S. EPA: Child-specific Exposure Factors Handbook: This handbook provides information on physiological and behavioral factors that are used to assess children’s exposure to environmental chemicals.
  • U.S. EPA: What You Can Do to Protect Children from Environmental Risks: This page offers tips on how to protect children from a variety of environmental risks.
  • U.S. EPA: Office of Children's Health Protection - Publications: Links to a wide variety of publications related to children’s health and the environment.
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): Children's Health : This page describes what NIEHS is doing in the area of children’s health, and provides links to information relevant to the topic.

America's Children and the Environment (ACE)

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  • Environments and Contaminants
    • Criteria Air Pollutants
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    • Drinking Water Contaminants
    • Chemicals in Food
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  • Biomonitoring
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    • Bisphenol A (BPA)
    • Perchlorate
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    • Respiratory Diseases
    • Childhood Cancer
    • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
    • Obesity
    • Adverse Birth Outcomes
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    • Birth Defects
      • Metadata - Texas Birth Defects Registry
    • Contaminants in Schools and Child Care Facilities
      • Metadata - California School Pesticide Use Reporting Database
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Last updated on December 15, 2025
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