Chapter 94 Highly Toxic, Methylmercury!

Captain Chen looked at the black water that kept gushing out in front of him, his face was ashen with anger, and he no longer cared about his image. He cursed on the spot: "These beasts! Such good water quality has been polluted by them. Who did it? Who is so bold to discharge sewage into this lake!"

At this moment, everyone was furious, and the netizens in the live broadcast room were also furious.

Such a good environment, such a good lake, full of birdsong and flowers.

Only here, the stench is so disgusting!

A large pipeline directly harmed the entire lake, all the nearby environment, and even the villagers downstream and the people who eat fish.

This is not as simple as polluting the environment.

It is a sin! It is harming people!

If you can do such a thing, aren't you afraid that your children will have no anus in the future!

If it weren't for the fact that the mouse ran into Mr. Cheng's coffin today, who would have thought that such a heartless thing would happen here?

Uninformed villagers and people who eat the fish here will not only get sick and have diarrhea.

This is mercury poisoning!!

Once it reaches the later stage, the joints of the body are out of control and you can't even crawl.

You can only eat liquid food, can't talk, have mental disorders, epileptic seizures, and even commit suicide in pain.

The most terrible thing is that this thing is hereditary!

Once a newborn is born, it is very likely to carry toxins, and accompanied by congenital paralysis and intellectual disabilities.

For personal gain, playing with other people's lives, the consequences of a seemingly ordinary pipe are unbearable for the entire Xihai City, which is hundreds of times worse than a murderer!

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——[Beast!! I have also studied chemistry. Mercury is difficult to be naturally digested in nature. If it is in water, it needs to evaporate and rain countless times before the mercury in it can be degraded bit by bit. As for the fish in the water, they have to go through countless generations of death before they can get rid of the toxins in their bodies. 】

——【This lake is considered to be destroyed. It is impossible to recover without 20 to 30 years. Imagine that in 20 to 30 years, many elderly people in the village may have died. How can they survive? This means that this village will soon become a ghost village. 】

——【No, I just can't figure it out. Why is it so bold to discharge sewage into such an important lake, and it has not been discovered for several years? Is there no one to supervise it? And this place is a scenic spot at first glance. How can he be allowed to discharge sewage here? 】

——【Naive, I asked you to bury a pipe there, do you dare? Since he dared, it means that he must have a backer. The reason why he was not discovered is not because of his decision? But today, he is afraid that he will suffer. Meeting Lin Yuan is the most unfortunate thing in his life. 】

Angry or angry, the case still needs to be investigated.

The question now is where this pipe came from.

Because it is buried underground, only the head leaks out, and the source cannot be found unless it is dug out and traced.

Obviously this method is unrealistic.

The most urgent task is to extract a part of the black water discharged from the pipe to test whether the mercury element exceeds the standard.

However, when the result appeared.

Everyone was stunned!

It completely overturned cognition.

Before the test, they instinctively thought that the pollution of the lake was caused by the sewage discharged from this pipe.

But the doctor's test results showed that there was indeed mercury in it, but the content was average.

If it was just this little bit of mercury, it would never cause the mercury in the water of the entire lake to exceed the standard.

Now everyone was dumbfounded.

Could it be that the source of the pollution is not here?

Lin Yuan was also caught off guard by this result.

His intuition told him that the source of the pollution was here.

But it is obvious that from the form of the pipe, this should be industrial wastewater.

Since it is industrial water, the mercury in it must be inorganic mercury!

Inorganic mercury cannot cause neurotoxicity in villagers and poultry.

This is very contradictory. The source has been found, but the correct answer cannot be found.

Could it be that the inorganic mercury in the wastewater turned into organic mercury after it ran into the lake?

This is too ridiculous.

It is not so easy to do chemical experiments, but only in lake water can a complete chemical reaction be completed?

Or is there something special in this lake water?

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan looked at the doctor next to him and said, "Please take some soil from other places and test it. I want to see if there is anything special about the soil in this lake."

Hearing this, the accompanying doctor nodded immediately and went to take samples for testing.

Team Chen asked in confusion, "Lin Yuan, why do you want to test the soil? Isn't it confirmed that the water quality is polluted?"

Lin Yuan shook his head and said uncertainly, "It's not completely certain now. I think this should be the source of the pollution, but I haven't found any evidence yet."

"Is that so?" Captain Chen nodded thoughtfully.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the doctor who was collecting soil for testing.

On the other side of the city, the urban area was already in an uproar.

On the street, the sirens of police cars sounded one after another, echoing in every corner.

The traffic police brigade almost came out in full force, and hundreds of traffic police wearing handsome police uniforms rode motorcycles to various traffic intersections to direct traffic.

In addition, many traffic police sat in police cars and appealed to citizens through the on-board loudspeakers to go to nearby hospitals for physical examinations.

The hospital immediately formed a medical team, equipped with professional testing equipment, and quickly appeared near the community.

Those usually quiet community squares and street corner parks have now become temporary physical examination points.

At each physical examination point, the people who came for physical examinations lined up in long queues.

The air was filled with tension and uneasiness, and everyone could feel the seriousness of the situation.

Privately, the news has been going viral in the circle of friends and discussion groups.

Even the local forums in Xihai City, which are usually not very popular, are overwhelmed.

When I opened the page, almost everyone wanted to know what happened.

——【Brothers, what happened? I feel something serious has happened? My phone, TV, Internet, and door are all notified to check. Does anyone know why? 】

——【I don’t know. I only know that the experience is to see if there is poisoning. I just had a physical examination and there is nothing wrong. People told me not to panic. 】

——【Why are you not panicking? The whole city is being checked for no reason. Those who don’t know would think there is some plague spreading. Is there no one who knows the reason? 】

——【No, don’t you watch Lin Yuan’s live broadcast? There is a large lake in our Xihai City that has been polluted. The water and fish are poisonous. The local villagers are poisoned. Many fish are sold on the market. Now we are helping you check if there is poisoning and treat it as soon as possible. 】

——【Oh my god, I was shocked. I thought it was a big deal. I don’t like fish. But who is this Lin Yuan you are talking about? Why should I watch his live broadcast? 】

——【This name is so familiar. I seem to have heard that a guy named Lin Yuan rescued a man who jumped off a building at noon today. Is it the same person? 】

——【Yes, so many people don’t know this celebrity in Xihai City. He is now investigating the source of pollution. You can search his live broadcast room to watch it. 】

Because the matter came too urgently, all kinds of rumors spread privately. Even if someone knows the truth, it is only a small part.

A large number of people gathered at the medical station to line up for physical examinations.

At first, it was okay, but as the queues got longer and longer, someone finally couldn’t help but explode!

All kinds of abuse and questioning were heard.

Faced with such a scene, the medical staff had no time to respond.

But fortunately, with the joint maintenance of the traffic police and the police, the situation did not escalate further.

Before they investigated the details of the case, they didn't know how to explain it, and could only keep persuading the public that this was for their own good.

On Lin Yuan's side, the doctor came up with a data report after ten minutes of instrument analysis.

The soil actually contained a large amount of mercury, much higher than water.

Apart from that, everything else was normal, and they were all the ingredients that the soil should have.

If there is a difference, it is that the methylotrophic bacteria in it are relatively abundant.

This methylotrophic bacteria is relatively common in lakes and plays an important role.

It can use one-carbon methyl compounds as a carbon source and energy source for growth, promoting the material cycle and energy flow of the lake ecosystem.

At the same time, this bacterium can also reduce pollutants in the lake by degrading organic matter, which helps to improve water quality.

So the water quality of the lake has always been relatively good, which is one of the reasons.

At this moment, Lin Yuan suddenly had a flash of current in his brain, and he shuddered and his pupils shrank sharply.

With the blessing of the system skill Chemistry Mastery, he immediately noticed the problem.

Turning to look at Captain Chen, he said solemnly: "Captain Chen, I think I know why this lake is polluted!"

After saying this, everyone looked at Lin Yuan in astonishment.

Captain Chen was even more delighted and asked hurriedly: "You know? Tell me, what's going on?"

Lin Yuan took a deep breath, looked at the big lake in front of him and slowly said: "If I'm not mistaken, the villagers should be poisoned by methylmercury!!"

Hearing the three words methylmercury, the accompanying doctor's face suddenly changed.

He exclaimed on the spot: "Methylmercury?? My God! That's highly toxic!"

Captain Chen and several others were shocked, but they were a little confused and had never heard of this word.

Lin Yuan explained with a solemn face: "You may not understand the meaning of highly toxic."

"In our lives, the king cobra is poisonous enough, but in front of methylmercury, it is not enough."

"Only half an ear spoon of methylmercury can poison a person!"

"Once there was a chemistry professor doing an experiment with methylmercury, and accidentally dropped two drops on his rubber gloves."

"He immediately took off his clothes and gloves and kept washing them, but do you know what the result was?"

Hearing this, the photographer's eyes widened, swallowed, and asked uncertainly: "Is he dead?"