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These questions and associated indicators, grouped by topical area, will be the foundation for EPA's Report on the Environment (ROE). This report is designed to be read linearly, starting with the Air chapter. However, interested parties can sort the topics in a variety of ways, by Chapter, Alphabetically, or showing the Newest Releases. For browsing by chapter (default) click the arrows or tabs to see chapter titles, and then click chapters to see indicators.
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Outdoor Air
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What are the trends in outdoor air quality and their effects on human health and the environment?
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What are the trends in outdoor air quality and their effects on human health and the environment?
- Acid Deposition
- Air Toxics Emissions
- Ambient Concentrations of Benzene
- Ambient Concentrations of Carbon Monoxide
- Ambient Concentrations of Lead
- Ambient Concentrations of Manganese Compounds in EPA Region 5
- Ambient Concentrations of Nitrogen Dioxide
- Ambient Concentrations of Ozone
- Ambient Concentrations of Particulate Matter
- Carbon Monoxide Emissions
- Concentrations of Ozone-Depleting Substances
- Lake and Stream Acidity
- Lead Emissions
- Mercury Emissions
- Nitrogen Oxides Emissions
- Ozone and Particulate Matter Concentrations for U.S. Counties in the U.S./Mexico Border Region
- Ozone Injury to Forest Plants
- Ozone Levels over North America
- Particulate Matter Emissions
- Percent of Days with Air Quality Index Values Greater Than 100
- Regional Haze
- Sulfur Dioxide Emissions
- Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions
Greenhouse Gases
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What are the trends in greenhouse gas emissions and concentrations?
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What are the trends in greenhouse gas emissions and concentrations?
Indoor Air
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What are the trends in indoor air quality and their effects on human health?
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What are the trends in indoor air quality and their effects on human health?
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Fresh Surface Water
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What are the trends in extent and condition of fresh surface waters and their effects on human health and the environment?
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What are the trends in extent and condition of fresh surface waters and their effects on human health and the environment?
- Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Wadeable Streams
- High and Low Stream Flows
- Lake and Stream Acidity
- Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Streams in Agricultural Watersheds
- Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Wadeable Streams
- Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loads in Large Rivers
- Pesticides in Streams in Agricultural Watersheds
- Streambed Stability in Wadeable Streams
Groundwater
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What are the trends in extent and condition of ground water and their effects on human health and the environment?
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What are the trends in extent and condition of ground water and their effects on human health and the environment?
Wetlands
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What are the trends in the extent and condition of wetlands and their effects on human health and the environment?
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What are the trends in the extent and condition of wetlands and their effects on human health and the environment?
Coastal Water
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What are the trends in extent and condition of coastal waters and their effects on human health and the environment?
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What are the trends in extent and condition of coastal waters and their effects on human health and the environment?
Drinking Water Quality
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What are the trends in the condition of drinking water and their effects on human health?
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What are the trends in the condition of drinking water and their effects on human health?
Recreation in and on the Water
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What are the trends in the condition of recreational waters and their effects on human health and the environment?
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What are the trends in the condition of recreational waters and their effects on human health and the environment?
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Consumption of Fish and Shellfish
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What are the trends in the condition of consumable fish and shellfish and their effects on human health?
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What are the trends in the condition of consumable fish and shellfish and their effects on human health?
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Land Cover
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What are the trends in land cover and their effects on human health and the environment?
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What are the trends in land cover and their effects on human health and the environment?
Land Use
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What are the trends in land use and their effects on human health and the environment?
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What are the trends in land use and their effects on human health and the environment?
Waste
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What are the trends in wastes and their effects on human health and the environment?
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What are the trends in wastes and their effects on human health and the environment?
Chemicals
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What are the trends in chemicals used on the land and their effects on human health and the environment?(Chemicals to include toxic substances, pesticides, fertilizers, etc.)
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What are the trends in chemicals used on the land and their effects on human health and the environment?(Chemicals to include toxic substances, pesticides, fertilizers, etc.)
Contaminated Land
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What are the trends in contaminated land and their effects on human health and the environment?
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What are the trends in contaminated land and their effects on human health and the environment?
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Human Exposure to Environmental Contaminants
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What are the trends in exposure to environmental contaminants including across population subgroups and geographic regions?
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What are the trends in exposure to environmental contaminants including across population subgroups and geographic regions?
Human Disease and Condition
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What are the trends in human disease and conditions for which environmental contaminants may be a risk factors including across population subgroups and geographic regions?
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What are the trends in human disease and conditions for which environmental contaminants may be a risk factors including across population subgroups and geographic regions?
- Asthma Prevalence
- Birth Defects Prevalence and Mortality
- Cancer Incidence
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence and Mortality
- Childhood Cancer Incidence
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Prevalence and Mortality
- Infectious Diseases Associated with Environmental Exposures or Conditions
- Low Birthweight
- Preterm Delivery
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Extent and Distribution of Ecological Systems
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What are the trends in the extent and distribution of the Nation's ecological systems?
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What are the trends in the extent and distribution of the Nation's ecological systems?
Diversity and Biological Balance
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What are the trends in the diversity and biological balance of the Nation's ecological systems?
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What are the trends in the diversity and biological balance of the Nation's ecological systems?
Ecological Processes
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What are the trends in the ecological processes that sustain the Nation's ecological systems?
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What are the trends in the ecological processes that sustain the Nation's ecological systems?
Critical Physical and Chemical Attributes
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What are the trends in the critical physical and chemical attributes of the Nation's ecological systems?
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What are the trends in the critical physical and chemical attributes of the Nation's ecological systems?
- High and Low Stream Flows
- Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and Long Island Sound
- Lake and Stream Acidity
- Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Streams in Agricultural Watersheds
- Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Wadeable Streams
- Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loads in Large Rivers
- Sea Level
- Sea Surface Temperature
- Streambed Stability in Wadeable Streams
- U.S. and Global Mean Temperature and Precipitation
Exposure to Pollutants
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What are the trends in biomeasures of exposure to common environmental pollutants in plants and animals?
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What are the trends in biomeasures of exposure to common environmental pollutants in plants and animals?
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