Wealthy people have more pesticides in their bodies because they play golf and the poor carry a higher number of toxic chemicals from air pollution Wealthy have more mercury in their systems because they eat a lot of seafood They are also more likely to have more pesticides because of time spent golfing Poorer people exposed to toxic chemicals from living nearer to landfill sites
By Colin Fernandez Science Correspondent For The Daily Mail
Published: 22:15 BST, 23 April 2019 | Updated: 22:47 BST, 23 April 2019
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The wealthy have higher levels of pesticides in their bodies –because they play golf.
They also have more mercury in their systems because they eat a lot of seafood.
That’s according to a leading scientist who briefed MPs yesterday on toxic chemicals in everyday products.
The poor have more toxic chemicals