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Annotation: This report presents data on children's environmental health. Topics include (1) environments and contaminants such as air, indoor, drinking water, chemicals in food, contaminated lands, and climate change; (2) biomonitoring, such as lead, mercury, pcbs, and others; and (3) health concerns such as respiratory diseases, childhood cancer, neurodevelopomental disorders, obesity, and adverse birth outcomes. The report also covers birth defects and contaminants in schools and child care facilities. An appendix also describes the alignment of these indicators with Healthy People 2020 objectives.

Contact: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20460, Telephone: (202) 272-0167 Web Site: http://www2.epa.gov/children Available from the website.

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Keywords: Air pollution, Chemicals, Child health, Congenital abnormalities, Disease, Environmental exposure, Environmental health, Environmental pollution, Lead, Pesticides, Water pollution, Women', s health

Annotation: This report brings together quantitative information on trends in levels of environmental contaminants; concentrations of contaminants measured in the bodies of children and women; and childhood illnesses that may be influenced by exposure to environmental contaminants. Report sections discuss environmental contaminants of outdoor and indoor air, drinking water, pesticides, and land contaminants; body burdens of concentrations of lead, mercury, and cotinine; and childhood illnesses such as respiratory diseases, childhood cancer, and neurodevelopmental disorders. Section four of the report discusses emerging issues such as mercury in fish and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Special features, part five of the report, focuses on lead in California schools, pesticides in Minnesota schools, and birth defects in California. Each section contains references. Also included is a section on future directions of measurements used in this report as well as a glossary of terms. The appendices include data tables, data and methods used, and environmental health objectives in Healthy People 2010 and in the Environmental Protection Agency's strategic plan.

Contact: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Children's Health Protection, Room 2512 Ariel Rios North, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Mail Code 1107-T, Washington, DC 20004, Telephone: (202) 564-2188 Fax: (202) 564-2733 Web Site: http://www2.epa.gov/children Available from the website. Document Number: EPA 240-R-03-001.

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Keywords: Air pollution, Chemicals, Child health, Congenital abnormalities, Disease, Environmental exposure, Environmental health, Environmental pollution, Lead, Pesticides, Water pollution, Women', s health

Annotation: This report grades each of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, on their efforts to monitor and research birth defects. The report includes an executive summary; an analysis of the national statistics on birth defects; a discussion of the grading system; conclusions; and recommendations. Extensive appendices outline estimated lifetime costs of selected birth defects; the top 20 pesticides recognized or suspected developmental toxicants; programs with environmental exposure studies; standards; definitions; state-by-state evaluations of minimum national standards; and state monitoring programs and registries. References conclude the report.

Contact: Trust for America's Health, 1730 M Street, N.W., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 223-9870 Fax: (202) 223-9871 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://healthyamericans.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child health, Child mortality, Congenital abnormalities, Developmental disabilities, Environmental influences, Infant mortality, Monitoring, Pesticides, State initiatives

Annotation: This supplement provides a summary of new projects undertaken by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since the publication of The EPA Children's Environmental Health Yearbook in June 1998 and updates descriptions of ongoing projects. It includes sections on asthma and respiratory effects, childhood cancer, developmental and neurological toxicity, health effects of pesticides, and potential risks from contaminated surface water and ground water. Additional chapters describe improvements in predicting health risks to children, highlights in international activities to protect children, environmental education programs addressing issues of children's health, and the Environmental Protection Agency's expansion of individuals' and families' right to know about environmental hazards. Also provided are a glossary, a listing of acronym and abbreviation definitions, and an index of environmental justice projects, EPA program offices, and EPA regions. The summary also includes an updated list of children's health resources for further information.

Contact: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Children's Health Protection, Room 2512 Ariel Rios North, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Mail Code 1107-T, Washington, DC 20004, Telephone: (202) 564-2188 Fax: (202) 564-2733 Web Site: http://www2.epa.gov/children Available from the website. Document Number: EPA 100-R-00-0018.

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Keywords: Asthma, Cancer, Children, Environmental exposure, Environmental health, Federal initiatives, Pesticides, Prevention programs, Prevention programs, Respiratory diseases

Annotation: This yearbook reviews current actions by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect children from environmental hazards that present a danger to children's health. It includes sections on asthma and respiratory effects, childhood cancer, developmental and neurological toxicity, health effects of pesticides, and potential risks from contaminated surface water and ground water. Additional chapters describe improvements in predicting health risks to children, highlights in international activities to protect children, environmental education programs addressing issues of children's health, and the EPA's expansion of individuals' and families' right to know about environmental hazards. Also provided are a glossary, a listing of acronym and abbreviation definitions, and an index of environmental justice projects, EPA program offices, and EPA regions.

Contact: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Children's Health Protection, Room 2512 Ariel Rios North, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Mail Code 1107-T, Washington, DC 20004, Telephone: (202) 564-2188 Fax: (202) 564-2733 Web Site: http://www2.epa.gov/children Available from the website. Document Number: EPA 100-R-98-100.

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Keywords: Asthma, Cancer, Children, Environmental exposure, Environmental health, Federal initiatives, Pesticides, Prevention programs, Prevention programs, Respiratory diseases

Annotation: This report is a comprehensive examination of pesticide use in agriculture and subsequent exposure to pesticides in the diets of infants and children. It examines infant and child development and explains how children metabolize pesticides differently from adults. The report focuses on perinatal exposure, food and water consumption by children, toxicity testing, federal pesticide regulations, and current methods of pesticide exposure risk assessment. Recommendations of the Committee on Pesticide Residues in the Diet of Infants and Children are emphasized throughout the report. Statistics and extensive bibliographies are provided.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Contact Phone: (800) 624-6242 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-309-04875-3.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Carcinogens, Child nutrition, Fluid intake, Food consumption, Food safety, Infant formula, Infant nutrition, Nutrition research, Perinatal health, Pesticides, Statistics, Toxicity, Water safety

Annotation: The primary objective of this study was to determine whether an association existed between adverse birth outcome and exposure to pesticides which exert their effects in insects and mammals by inhibiting cholinesterase. The following hypotheses were tested: (1) Maternal exposure to pesticides during pregnancy increased the relative risk of spontaneous abortion and low birthweight; (2) women who had spontaneous abortion, low birthweight babies, preterm labor, and toxemia of pregnancy had lower mean red blood cell (RBC) cholinesterase levels than women who did not; (3) women who reported exposure to anticholinesterase pesticides during pregnancy had lower mean RBC cholinesterase levels than women who reported no exposure; and (4) pregnant women who were employed in agriculturally related occupations where many anticholinesterase pesticides were used have lower mean RBC cholinesterase levels. The study population was composed primarily of Hispanic women of low income and low educational status, and many had recently emigrated from Mexico. The average age of the participants was in the mid-twenties, and the majority had more than one child. Some of the following recommendations resulted from the study: Institute educational programs about safe use of pesticides for pregnant women and for those who are planning a pregnancy; and develop research studies on reproduction, which, by their design, are able to pinpoint time of exposure and quantify actual exposure levels. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB92-136191.

Keywords: Pesticides, Low income groups, Pregnancy outcome, Teratogens