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ACAT has integrated various state and federal databases into a comprehensive view of the location of toxic sites in Alaska. At this time, the maps are offered as "static snapshots" (no zooming), categorized by FIVE major themes in 16 different regions in the state.

Choose a Statewide Major Mapping Theme (below) or Go to Regional Maps


ALL DATA A summary of the other 4 themes

(ALL) / ALL sample legend

Includes ADEC contaminated sites; military, FAA, Coast Guard, and Dept. of Commerce sites; radioactive waste sites; Superfund sites; EPA sites (NPDES, CERCLA, RCRA, TRI)


CHEMICAL WEAPONS, RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND SUPERFUND SITES

(CHM) / CHM sample legend

Includes Superfund sites; chemical weapons dumps; toxics release inventory (TRI); radioactive waste sites.


EXPOSURE TO HUMANS

(EXP) / EXP sample legend

Includes contaminated sites tracked by ADEC (Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation), classified by type of exposure concern.


HAZARDS RANKING MODEL

(HAZ) / Haz sample legend

Includes contaminated sites tracked by ADEC (Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation), classified by severity in ADEC's Hazards Ranking Model.


MILITARY AND OTHER FEDERAL

(MIL) / MIL sample legend

Includes military, FAA, Coast Guard, and Dept. of Commerce sites tracked in the Corps of Engineers Formerly Utilized Defense Sites (FUDS) database and the EPA's Alaska Military Sites Project (1996) database.


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Important Updates

Alaskans Tested for Toxic Chemicals in Products—Results Reveal Contamination from Chemicals in Everyday Products

New Report:

Is It In Us? Chemical Contamination of Our Bodies—Toxic Trespass, Regulatory Failure, and Opportunities for Action”—

35 people from seven states, including Alaska, were tested for 20 toxic chemicals. 

Results, Executive Summary, participants, and full report can be found at www.isitinus.org


For Immediate Release—News Advisory for November 8, 2007 Media Briefing (10 AM at the Loussac Library in Anchorage)


New Fact Sheets on Toxic Chemicals, Health Effects, and Alternatives!

  1. Bisphenol A

  2. Phthalates

  3. Brominated Flame Retardants—PBDEs