America's Children and the Environment
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About America’s Children and the Environment,Third Edition (ACE3)
EPA published the third edition of America's Children and the Environment (ACE3) in 2013. ACE3 shows the status and trends of:
- Environments and Contaminants (contaminants in air, water, food, soil and other environmental conditions),
- Biomonitoring (chemicals measured in the bodies of children and women), and
- Health (childhood diseases and health outcomes).
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find more about the ACE report's purposes, focus, and sources of data.
ACE3 Indicators
ACE presents indicators (graphs and tables that summarize data from surveys and studies) for children’s environmental health in an easy-to-understand format.
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Environments and Contaminants
Environmental contaminants or conditions that can affect children's health (outdoor air pollutants, indoor environments, drinking water contaminants, chemicals in food, land contaminants, climate change).
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Biomonitoring
Chemicals measured in the bodies of children and women (lead, mercury, environmental tobacco smoke, PFCs, PCBs, PBDEs, phthalates, BPA, perchlorate).
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Health
Health effects that may be related to the environment (respiratory illnesses, cancer, neurodevelopmental disorders, obesity, adverse birth outcomes).
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Supplementary Topics
Additional topics of environmental concern (birth defects, contaminants in schools and childcare facilities).