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America's Children and the Environment (ACE)

Publications

U.S. EPA, 2019. America's Children and the Environment, October 2019
U.S. EPA, 2013. America's Children and the Environment, Third Edition
U.S. EPA, 2003. America's Children and the Environment: Measures of Contaminants, Body Burdens, and Illnesses
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  • ERRATUM for the 2003 report: In the third bullet under the graph for Measure B1, the number of children in 1978 with blood lead levels at or greater than 10 µg/dL  was reported as approximately 4.7 million. The correct number is approximately 13.5 million.
U.S. EPA, 2000. America's Children and the Environment: A First View of Available Measures
The following peer-reviewed journal articles based on America's Children and the Environment have also been published:

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