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America’s Children and the Environment brings
together, in one place, quantitative information from a variety
of sources to show trends in levels of environmental contaminants
in air, water, food, and soil; concentrations of contaminants measured
in the bodies of mothers and children; and childhood diseases that
may be influenced by environmental factors. For a guide to all of
the measures included in this site, see the Summary
List of Measures.
Basic Information
About America's Children and the Environment
Childhood
Illnesses
Trends in illnesses that may be related to exposure to pollutants (respiratory illnesses, cancer, neurodevelopmental disorders)
Emerging
Issues
Issues for which data recently have become available (mercury in fish, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
Recent Additions
Recent additions and updates to the site
Environmental
Contaminants
Trends in pollutants that can affect children's health (air pollutants, drinking water contaminants, pesticides, land contaminants)
Body
Burdens
Levels of pollutants measured in the bodies of children and women (lead, mercury, environmental tobacco smoke)
Special
Features
State data on lead and pesticides in schools, birth defects
Publications
View, download, or order published reports in the America's Children and the Environment series