The graphs below come from a 2005 study by the Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition and the Washington Toxics Coalition to identify chemical residues in the human body (http://pollutioninpeople.org/results). Samples of hair, blood, and urine of ten individuals from Washington D.C. were tested for a variety of toxic substances including mercury and DDT. Data for each individual (identified by his or her initials) are shown for p,p′–DDE (a breakdown product of DDT) and for mercury.
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