Venice’s Green Grand Canal

What is Venice’s Grand Canal?

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Bright green:

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Why Venice’s Grand Canal has turned bright green?

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What is Fluorescein?

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Has the Grand Canal ever been green before?

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Venice’s Green Grand Canal

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the wonder green

What is Venice’s Grand Canal?

It is a large reverse-S shaped channel in Italy.

Bright green:

Grand Canal, a major traffic corridor of world has suddenly turned bright green.

Why Venice’s Grand Canal has turned bright green?

Venice’s Grand Canal has turned bright green due to Fluorescein.

What is Fluorescein?

It is a low toxic chemical used to find leaks in underwater construction.

Has the Grand Canal ever been green before?

It was turned green in 1968 by Nicolás García Uriburu, an Argentine artist.