Is It Safe to Grow Food in Prince George's County?
Federal record: HighWe checked the federal record around Prince George's County — 2,746 documented sites across 7 of the 8 site registers we track, 24 of them high-severity.
The most significant on record: 22 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.
Prince George's County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 2,746 documented sites, most of them underground storage tanks. That's a record of the area's history, not a verdict on any one yard: proximity to a documented site is information, not a diagnosis. Before food beds go in, a professional soil test tells you exactly what you're working with — and raised beds with clean imported soil grow well almost anywhere in the meantime.
Documented sites nearest the Prince George's County center
- Presidential Plaza Building Ii — Underground Storage Tanks · ~0.5 km from the county center
- Buddy Farr Excavating — Underground Storage Tanks · ~0.7 km from the county center
- Exxon R/S #25382 — Underground Storage Tanks · ~0.8 km from the county center
These are the closest documented sites to Prince George's County's geographic center — a screening reference, not a reading on any specific address. Check your own Maryland parcel to see what's actually near you.
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