“I looks like a poison of some kind that’s killing the animals.” So he went to the squad car and called the necessary people to figure out what kind of poison it was. So about 15 minutes later a van with a sign on the outside saying, ‘STATE UNIVERSITY’ came down the road to the river. A guy in lab coat set up a bunch of equipment. The kids were in awe of the technique. After 5 mins, the man told the officer to come over and they talked for awhile. Then Flash said, “ What poison is it.” The man walked over and replied, “ Its Mercury a metallic element, with the periodic symbol Hg.” “It’s s silver clear color and mirrorless and it was discovered in an Egyptian tombs in 1500 BC. Then Jen asked, “ I thought Mercury was a liquid, like in thermometers.” “True, but it is the 1 of 2 existing at room temperatures. Also its melting point is for cesium 28.5 C, gallium 30 C, and rubidium 39 C and boils at 356.9 C. It has good electrical conductivity. It’s density is 13.5” replied the man. “ All those numbers are good and all but can the mercury kill and is dumping it illegal?” asked Tim. “Yeah, it can cause skin disorders, hemorrhage, liver and kidney disease.” “ And yes it is illegal to dump mercury because of just this it kills aquatic life and hurts people” said the guy. So they all went home and went on with their lives, but still were worried about the river. About 2 weeks later Officer Jones came by. So Tim’s mom called the kids in the house. So they exchanged hellos. “ The police force found out who dumped the mercury” said Officer Jones. “ WHO?” said the kids in unison. “ The President of Barometers Inc. and a few of his workers” he said. “ What’s going to happen to them?” said Flash. “ Let just say they’ll be having nothing ...
