Alaska Community Action on Toxics has developed the only comprehensive database of contaminated sites in Alaska. Integrating data from various state and federal databases, we have mapped 2,000 military, oil and gas, mining, and other industrial sites. We have also mapped water bodies and sensitive habitats along the tracks where the Alaska Railroad Corporation plans to spray harmful herbicides.

GIS helps us to understand the nature and extent of contamination in relation to communities, water sources, environmentally sensitive areas, and subsistence use areas.

railroad_nad83_albers_panel1_thumbnailRailroad Map #1 pdf
National Hydrography Data (NHD) in the Vicinity of the Alaska Railroad
railroad_nad83_albers_panel2_thumbnailRailroad Map #2 pdf
National Hydrography Data (NHD) in the Vicinity of the Alaska Railroad
railroad_nad83_albers_panel3_thumbnailRailroad Map #3 pdf
National Hydrography Data (NHD) in the Vicinity of the Alaska Railroad
railroad_nad83_albers_panel4_thumbnailRailroad Map #4 pdf
National Hydrography Data (NHD) in the Vicinity of the Alaska Railroad
Map_military_sites_Norton_Sound_thumbnailMilitary Sites in Norton Sound Region pdf
WAR0CHM_thumbnailChemical Weapons, Radioactive Waste, and Superfund Sites
Includes Superfund sites, chemical weapons dumps, toxics release inventory (TRI), and radioactive waste sites.
WAR0EXP_thumbnailExposure to Humans
Includes contaminated sites tracked by Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), classified by type of exposure concern.
WAR0HAZ_thumbnailHazards Ranking Model
Includes contaminated sites tracked by Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), classified by severity in ADEC’s Hazards Ranking Model.
WAR0MIL_thumbnailMilitary and Other Federal
Includes military, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Coast Guard, and Department of Commerce sites tracked in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Formerly Utilized Defense Sites (FUDS) database and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Alaska Military Sites Project database.