- Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI) Group
- SDI Inventory, Organized by Sponsoring Organization
- Working Draft, Version 3, October 8, 1996
Council on Environmental Quality SDI
The SDI Group selected the following indicators from the Council of Environmental Quality's 24th Annual Report. Clicking on the issue or the SDI Framework element name will allow you to view all related indicators.- Ambient Toxins In Air (139)
- Definition: measured concentrations of harmful chemicals at USGS National Trends Network stations
- Issue: Environment Quality/Air Quality
- SDI Framework Element: Air Capacity
- Air Capacity Characteristic: Amount of Pollutants
- Contaminants in Shellfish (146)
- Definition: annual contaminant concentrations in mussels and oysters measured as part of NOAA National Status and Trends Program
- Issue: Environment Quality/Contamination of Biota
- SDI Framework Element: Crude Foods and Feeds
- Crude Foods and Feeds Characteristic: Amount of Pollutants
- Crop Pesticides (148)
- Definition: millions of pounds of pesticides used on major crop fields
- Issue: Production/Pesticide Use
- SDI Framework Element: Releases into Soils
- Releases into Soils Characteristic: Mass of Pesticides
- Endangered Species (154)
- Definition: number of species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
- Issue: Biodiversity/Changing Biodiversity
- SDI Framework Element: Species Diversity
- Species Diversity Characteristic: Number of Species
- Energy Consumption Per Capita (158)
- Definition: Total energy consumption divided by total population organized by type of energy source (coal, oil, gas, nuclear, renewable, etc.).
- Issue: Production/Energy Efficiency
- SDI Framework Element: Economic Processes
- Economic Processes Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent on Energy
- Energy Consumption Per GDP (441)
- Definition: energy consumption per dollar of Gross Domestic Product
- Issue: Production/Energy Efficiency
- SDI Framework Element: Economic Processes
- Economic Processes Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent on Energy
- Forest Area (149)
- Definition: percentage of U.S. covered with forests, which vary from sparse scrub forests of the interior West to highly productive forests of the Pacific Coast and the South
- Issue: Biodiversity/Habitat Change
- SDI Framework Element: Forest Land
- Forest Land Characteristic: Area of Forest Land
- Fossil Fuel Reserves (155)
- Definition: proved reserves of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas plant liquids
- Issue: Resource/Energy Resources
- SDI Framework Element: Non-Renewable Resources
- Non-Renewable Resources Characteristic: Amount of Fossil Fuel
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions (141)
- Definition: emissions of greenhouse gases, which are CO2, CH3, NO2, CFC's, and ozone
- Issue: Climate/Global Climate Change
- SDI Framework Element: Emissions into Air
- Emissions into Air Characteristic: Amount of Greenhouse Gases
- Heavy Metals in Water (377)
- Definition: concentrations of Lead, Cadmium, and Ammoniun
- Issue: Environment Quality/Water Quality
- SDI Framework Element: Water Capacity
- Water Capacity Characteristic: Amount of Pollutants
- Lakes Requiring Cleanup (142)
- Definition: percentage of rivers, lakes, and streams that need pollution control actions, as determined by EPA
- Issue: Environment Quality/Water Quality
- SDI Framework Element: Water Systems
- Water Systems Characteristic: Number of Water Bodies
- Lakes With Lead (143)
- Definition: number of water systems that exceed the lead action level of 15 ppb suggested by EPA
- Issue: Environment Quality/Water Quality
- SDI Framework Element: Water Systems
- Water Systems Characteristic: Number of Water Bodies
- Life Expectancy (164)
- Definition: life expectancy at birth for the U.S. population
- Issue: Health/Population Health
- SDI Framework Element: Length of Life
- Length of Life Characteristic: Time
- Materials Consumption per Gross Domestic Product (165)
- Definition: metric tons of materials consumed per million dollars of GNP
- Issue: Production/Production Efficiency
- SDI Framework Element: Economic Processes
- Economic Processes Characteristic: Mass of Materials
- Nuclear Material Used (156)
- Definition: millions of pounds of nuclear materials used
- Issue: Resource/Energy Resources
- SDI Framework Element: Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power
- Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power Characteristic: Amount of Nuclear Fuel
- Oil and Chemical Spills (147)
- Definition: number of oil and chemical spills annually
- Issue: Environment Quality/Toxic Chemical Releases
- SDI Framework Element: Discharges into Water
- Discharges into Water Characteristic: Number of Releases
- Ozone Exposed People (137)
- Definition: number of people living in counties that do not meet the ground level ozone standard
- Issue: Environment Quality/Air Quality
- SDI Framework Element: Urban
- Urban Characteristic: Number of People
- Park Visitors (153)
- Definition: number of people visiting National Park Service and National Forest Service lands
- Issue: Individual/Recreation
- SDI Framework Element: Amusement and Recreation Services
- Amusement and Recreation Services Characteristic: Number of People
- People in Poverty (163)
- Definition: number of people living below the poverty level
- Issue: Poverty/Poverty
- SDI Framework Element: Determining Access to Resources
- Determining Access to Resources Characteristic: Number of People
- Reforested Land (150)
- Definition: millions of acres of public and private forest land reforested
- Issue: Land Use/Deforestation
- SDI Framework Element: Forest Land
- Forest Land Characteristic: Area of Reforested Land
- Renewable Energy Consumption (157)
- Definition: percentage of U.S. annual energy use that is produced using renewable energy sources, which include hydropower, solar, biomass, municipal solid wastes, wind and geothermal energy
- Issue: Resource/Energy Resources
- SDI Framework Element: Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power
- Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power Characteristic: Energy Consumption
- Shellfish Harvest Areas (145)
- Definition: percentage of waters in 23 shellfish growing states approved for harvest at all times by the NOAA National Ocean Service
- Issue: Environment Quality/Contamination of Biota
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystems, Estuarine
- Ecosystems, Estuarine Characteristic: Area of Shellfish Fisheries
- Silviculture Logger Education (152)
- Definition: number of states that have received grants to develop and test the incorporation of silviculture and ecology instruction into planned or ongoing logger education
- Issue: Government/Sustainable Development Education
- SDI Framework Element: Governments and Legal Institutions
- Governments and Legal Institutions Characteristic: Number of States
- Superfund Sites (160)
- Definition: number of sites listed in the NPL, which identifies the nation's most seriously contaminated hazardous waste sites eligible for permanent Superfund cleanup
- Issue: Waste/Waste Handling
- SDI Framework Element: Waste
- Waste Characteristic: Number of Sites
- Temporary Nuclear Waste Storage (162)
- Definition: Volume of nuclear waste (in cubic meters) at commercial and temporary disposal sites
- Issue: Waste/Nuclear Waste
- SDI Framework Element: Nuclear Waste
- Nuclear Waste Characteristic: Volume of Nuclear Waste
- Timber Harvest (151)
- Definition: billions of cubic feet of timber harvested in the U.S.
- Issue: Land Use/Deforestation
- SDI Framework Element: Crude Lumber and Wood Products
- Crude Lumber and Wood Products Characteristic: Volume of Lumber
- Toxic Release Inventory (161)
- Definition: number of Toxic Releases Inventory (TRI) releases, which include chemicals released into the air and water, on the land, and underground
- Issue: Environment Quality/Toxic Chemical Releases
- SDI Framework Element: Waste Production
- Waste Production Characteristic: Number of Releases
- Unclean Air Areas (136)
- Definition: number of nonattainment areas for the NAAQS pollutants.
- Issue: Environment Quality/Air Quality
- SDI Framework Element: Air Capacity
- Air Capacity Characteristic: Area of Land
- Unclean Air Days (138)
- Definition: number of Pollution Standards Index days greater than 100
- Issue: Environment Quality/Air Quality
- SDI Framework Element: Air Capacity
- Air Capacity Characteristic: Time
- Waste Recycling (159)
- Definition: recovery and disposal rates of wastes such as paper, glass, aluminum, plastic, metal, and rubber
- Issue: Waste/Waste Handling
- SDI Framework Element: Waste
- Waste Characteristic: Mass of Waste
- Water Constituents (140)
- Definition: concentrations of selected chemical physical, and sanitary constituents of water at stations
- Issue: Environment Quality/Water Quality
- SDI Framework Element: Water Capacity
- Water Capacity Characteristic: Amount of Pollutants
- Wetlands Lost or Restored (144)
- Definition: number of wetlands lost and restored under the Pilot Wetlands Reserve Program
- Issue: Biodiversity/Habitat Change
- SDI Framework Element: Wetland
- Wetland Characteristic: Area of Wetlands