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'''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="line-height: 23px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Patuxent Environmental & Aquatic Research Laboratory</span> (PEARL)</span></span><br/>'''
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 23px;">Research conducted at the state-of-the art facility </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">located near the Patuxent River (part of Chesapeake Bay watershed) </span><span style="line-height: 23px;">is designed to increase the understanding of coastal ecosystems so that they may be properly managed and protected. Much of the work is focused on the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, such as the Patuxent River.</span></span></span>
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