Environmental officials in Italy say they've solved the mystery of what turned the waterways in the historic Venice Canal a bright shade of green.
Venice residents reported on Sunday that the waters in the canal stretching to the Rialto Bridgehad had transformed to a fluorescent green color, prompting a police investigation.
A detailed view shows a patch of phosphorescent green liquid on the Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge, in Venice, Italy, May 28, 2023.Environmental authorities conducted chemical and biological tests on the water and discovered the bright green color was the result of the presence of fluorescein, a non-toxic substance used to test wastewater networks, according to a press release by the Regional Agency for Environmental Prevention and Protection of Veneto.
Images circulating on social media showed the famous canal, lined with restaurants and onlooking tourists, in a shade of emerald. Water taxis, gondolas and water buses appeared to continue as business as usual, despite the unusual tint of the canal.The water was so green it appeared to be a similar hue to the Chicago River during the annual tradition of dying the waterway green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
Gondolas navigate by the Rialto Bridge on Venice's historical Grand Canal as a patch of phosphorescent green liquid spreads in it, May 28, 2023, in Venice, Italy.Investigators initially believed the green canal could be another stunt by environmental activists. A gondola navigates along Venice's historical Grand Canal as a patch of phosphorescent green liquid spreads in it, May 28, 2023, in Venice, Italy.into the Trevi Fountain in Rome on May 21, to protest the use of fossil fuels.
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