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☆ Officials Discover What Turned Venice’s Grand Canal Green
  + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
For days, Venetians have wondered what caused a swath of their city’s famous Grand Canal to turn bright green. On Monday, the authorities had an answer: Test samples of the water confirmed that the canal’s bright new hue was caused by fluorescein, a chemical often used to find leaks during underwater construction. Now, Italian officials are investigating how the chemical got into the canal. Still, officials do not know who or what was behind the color. Luca Zaia, the president of the Veneto region, said on Facebook on Monday that the possibility of copycats was “worrying.”
Persons: fluorescein, Luca Zaia, copycats Organizations: Facebook Locations: Veneto, Venice
☆ Venice authorities reveal why canal turned fluorescent green
  + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau Caolán Magee | Barbie Latza Nadeau | Caolán Magee | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —A mysterious patch of fluorescent green water that appeared in Venice’s famed Grand Canal Sunday was caused by a chemical commonly used in underwater construction to help identify leaks, environmental authorities say. Gondolas navigate by the Rialto Bridge on Venice's historical Grand Canal as a patch of phosphorescent green liquid spreads in it, on Sunday, May 28, 2023. Luigii Costantini/APPeople observe Venice's historical Grand Canal as a patch of phosphorescent green liquid spreads in it,. This is not the first time Venice’s Grand Canal has changed color. In 1968 Argentine artist Nicolás García Uriburu dyed the waters of the canal green with a fluorescent dye called Fluorescein, during the annual Venice Biennale.
☆ Mystery as Venice's famed Grand Canal turns a fluorescent green, leaving Italian police and locals stumped
  + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A patch of water turned bright green in Venice's canal on Sunday. The city councilman blamed environmental activists, but none have so far claimed responsibility. Images on social media show a bright patch of green in the canal along an embankment lined with restaurants. City councilman Andrea Pegoraro pointed to environmental activists as the potential culprits in the wake of recent protests on Italian cultural sites. The green liquid that spread through the water near the arched Rialto Bridge.
☆ Venice authorities investigate after canal turns fluorescent green
  + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau Sophie Tanno | Barbie Latza Nadeau | Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
Rome CNN —Venetian authorities are investigating after a patch of fluorescent green water appeared in the famed Grand Canal on Sunday morning. “This morning a patch of phosphorescent green liquid appeared in the Grand Canal of Venice, reported by some residents near the Rialto Bridge. Luigii Costantini/APPeople observe Venice's historical Grand Canal as a patch of phosphorescent green liquid spreads in it,. This is not the first time Venice’s Grand Canal has experienced a color alteration. In 1968 Argentine artist Nicolás García Uriburu dyed the waters of the canal green with a fluorescent dye called Fluorescein, during the annual Venice Biennale.
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