Radon statistics for Alaska are being developed by creating a radon database and updating the Alaska radon map to better understand radon potential and identify where elevated levels of radon exist in the state. Alaskans are invited to share their test results to add to the database.
This project began with funding from the EPA's Environmental Information Exchange Network and continues with funding from the EPA's State Indoor Radon Grant to Alaska's Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Quality. The grant is implemented through a partnership of the Department of Geological and Geophysical Surveys and UAF's Cooperative Extension Service.
The Alaska Radon Web App test results were available for 1,737 individual buildings statewide. The radon-potential layer is modeled from available test results and three statewide datasets, uranium in soils and sediments, depth to water table (and permafrost), and geology.
See the web app at https://geoportal.dggs.dnr.alaska.gov/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8ed4e400e2d9460c8cf959…
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