Ms. BRYN AUSTIN (Harvard School of Public Health): What we found was that the fast-food restaurants were concentrated in areas within a very short walking distance from schools.
Another characteristic, it added, was that mercury became more concentrated as it moved up the food chain, reaching its highest levels in predator fish that could be consumed by humans.
Another characteristic is that mercury becomes more concentrated as it moves up the food chain, reaching its highest levels in predator fish that may be consumed by humans, the report adds.