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==Environment==
Chalk Point plant is by far the leading polluter in [[Prince George's County, Maryland]], according to pollution research site Scorecard.org.<ref>{{cite web
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| accessdate = }}</ref> It produced {{convert|5271800|lb|metric ton|sigfig=4}} of air pollution (not counting CO<sub>2</sub>) and {{convert|3702|lb|metric ton|sigfig=2}} of water pollution in 2002. The second largest polluter, the [[USDA]]'s [[Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center]], produced {{convert|79550|lb|metric ton|sigfig=2}} of mostly land pollution in 2002.
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