Environmental Issue 1: Human Health
Pathologies and Direct Health Impacts
Pathologies Caused by Chemical or Pesticide Exposure
Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality
Endometrial Cancer Incidence and Mortality
Female Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality
Ovarian Cancer Incidence and Mortality
Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality
Thyroid Cancer Incidence and Mortality
Testicular Cancer Incidence and Mortality
Number of Fatal and Non-Fatal Poisonings due to Pesticide Exposure
Number of Fatal and Non-Fatal Poisoinings due to Chemical Exposure
Health Risk
Chronic Human Health Risk Index for Toxic Releases
Body Burden
Body Burden of Toxic Substances
Metal Levels in People Ages 6 and Older
Blood Lead Levels in People Ages 6 and Older
Blood Mercury Levels in Women of Childbearing Age
Levels of Organophosphate Pesticide Metabolites in People Ages 6-59 Years
Levels of Phthalate Metabolites in People Ages 6 and Older
Public Health
Reported Cases of Vector-Borne Diseases
Subsistence Diet
Number of Fish and Wildlife Advisories by Type
Environmental Issue 2: Ecological Health
Flora and Fauna Impacts
Chronic and Acute Ecological Health Risk from Toxic Releases
Major Ecosystems
Great Lakes Ecosystem
External Anomolies in Brown Bullhead Fish from the Great Lakes
PCB Levels in Herring Gull Eggs from the Great Lakes
DDE Levels in Herring Gull Eggs from the Great Lakes
Mirex Levels in Herring Gull Eggs from the Great Lakes
Dieldrin Levels in Herring Gull Eggs from the Great Lakes
Hexachlorobenzene Levels in Herring Gull Eggs from the Great Lakes
Concentrations of Total DDE in Bald Eagle Eggs from the Great Lakes
Concentrations of Total PCBs in Bald Eagle Eggs from the Great Lakes
Contaminents in Snapping Turtle Eggs from the Great Lakes
Contaminents in Colonial Nesting Waterbirds
PAH Concentrations in Offshore Waters of the Great Lakes
Dieldrin Concentrations in Offshore Waters of the Great Lakes
Concentrations of Atrazine in Lake Michigan
Concentrations of PCBs in Lake Michigan
Concentrations of Mercury in Lake Michigan
Concentrations of Trans-Nonalchlor in Lake Michigan
Arsenic Loadings to the Great Lakes
Lead Loadings to the Great Lakes
Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Bald Eagle Population Count in the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Contaminants in Maryland Oyster Tissue
Kepone in Finfish Tissue in the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Tributyltin Concentration Levels in the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Copper Concentrations in Sediments in the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Concentrations of Lead and Copper in Precipitation in the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Benzo[a]pyrene Concentrations in Sediments in the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Industry Reported Releases and Transfers of Chesapeake Bay Toxics of Concern
Industry Reported Releases and Transfer of Chemical Contaminants in the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Release and Transfers of Contaminants from Federal Facilities in the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Cropland Acres Under Integrated Pest Management in the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Pesticide Container Recycling Programs in the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Pesticide Collection and Disposal Program in the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem
Mid-Atlantic Ecosystem
Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment (MAIA)
PCB Levels in Mid-Atlantic Esuarine Blue Crabs
Concentration of PCBs in Mid-Atlantic Estuarine Sediments
Other Ecosystem Indicator Development Projects
Mid-Atlantic Highlands Assessment (MAHA)
San Fransico Bay and San Joaquin River-Delta Ecosystem
Estuarine and Great Lakes Program
National Coastal Assessment (Coastal 2000)
Environmental Issue 3: Chemical and Pesticide Safety and Use
Toxicity of the Ambient Environment
Toxicity Index for Releases and Managed Waste
Average Toxicity of Pesticides Active Ingredient Applied per Acre
Pesticide Detections in Ground and Surface Water
National Emissions of Air Toxics
Safer Chemicals and Pesticides
Number of Agricultural Acres Treated with Biopesticides
Number of Agricultural Acres Treated with Reduced Risk Pesticides
Sale of Dry Cleaning Equipment Using Safer Chemicals
Annual Pesticide Use on Select Field Crops by Pesticide Product Signal Word
Annual Pesticide Use on Select Vegetables by Pesticide Product Signal Word
Annual Pesticide Use on Select Fruits by Pesticide Product Signal Word
Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic Chemicals
Chemical Bioaccumulation in Mussel Tissue
Toxicity Index for Persistent Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals
PCBs and Persistent Pesticide Detections in Fish and Bed Sediment
Alternative Farming Systems
Environmental Issue 4: Food Safety
Pesticide Residues
Percent of Foods Sampled with Detectable Pesticide Residues
Industrial Chemical Residues
Percent of Foods Sampled with Detectable Industrial Chemical Residues
Agricultural Pesticide Use
U.S. Annual Volume of Pesticide Usage by Type of Active Ingredient
Annual Pesticide Use on Selected Field Crops by Type of Active Ingredient
Annual Pesticide Use on Select Vegetables by Type of Active Ingredient
Annual Pesticide Use on Select Fruits by Type of Active Ingredient
Biotechnology
Percent of Harvested Acres where Farmer Reported Use of a Genetically Modified Variety
Import/Export --International Food Safety
Percent of Imported Foods Sampled with Detectable and Violative Pesticide Residues
Environmental Issue 5: Product Safety
Chemical and Pesticide Product Misuse
Number of Human Poison Exposure Cases, by Medical Outcome, due to Chemical Misuse
Number of Human Poison Exposure Cases, by Medical Outcome, due to Pesticide Misuse
Non-Agricultural Pesticide Use
Annual Pesticide Usage by Residential Sectors and by Pesticide Type
Environmental Issue 6: Transboundary Movement of Chemicals and Pesticides
Transboundary Management of Toxics
Volume of Exports of Hazardous Waste from the U.S., by Treatment Method and Receiving Country
Environmental Transport of Chemicals and Pesticides
Mercury Deposition in the Florida Everglades
Atmospheric Deposition of Toxic Chemicals into the Great Lakes
International Trade in Toxic Chemicals and Pesticides
Special Population 1: Children
Body Burden
Body Burden of Toxic Substances in Children
Special Population 2: Environmental Justice
Pathologies
Health Risk
Chronic Health Risk Index for Toxic Releases by Race and Income
Body Burden
Body Burden of Toxic Substances by Race and Income
Blood Lead Level in People Ages 1 and Older by Race
Arctic Monitoring Program (AMAP)
Toxicity Index for Releases and Managed Waste on Tribal Lands
Human Health Risk for Releases and Managed Waste on and Off of Tribal Reservations
Gila River Indian Community Pesticide Indicators
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Environmental Quality Indicators
Number of Active and Closed Underground Storage Tanks on Tribal Lands
Number of Confirmed Releases from Underground Storage Tanks on Tribal Lands
Number of Emergency Responses from Underground Storage Tanks on Tribal Lands
Number of Underground Storage Tank Cleanups Initiated and Completed on Tribal Lands
Cross-Program Issue 1: Product Stewardship
Product Stewardship
Industry Disposal of Pesticide Containers
The United States Environmental Protection Agency's Design for the Environment Program
Volume of Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Recovered by Clean Sweeps Programs
Cross-Program Issue 2: Pollution Prevention
Source Reduction
Toxics Release Inventory Pollution Prevention Measures
Northeast Waste Management Officials Association (NEWMOA) Pollution Prevention Metrics Menu
Quantity of Toxic Chemicals Generated as Non-Product Output in New Jersey
Trends in Use of Toxic Chemcials in Massachusetts After Institution of the Toxic Use Reduction Act
Persistent, Bioaccumulative Toxin Use in Massachusetts
Dow Chemical Company's Efforts as an Example of Pollution Prevention
Dupont Chemical Company's Efforts as an Example of Pollution Prevention
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Last Update: August 15, 2003