SUNDAY SHOCKER A gondola navigates along Venice’s Grand Canal as a patch of phosphorescent green liquid spreads in it on Sunday, May 28, 2023. AP PHOTO
SUNDAY SHOCKER A gondola navigates along Venice’s Grand Canal as a patch of phosphorescent green liquid spreads in it on Sunday, May 28, 2023. AP PHOTO

ROME: The spectacular transformation of a stretch of Venice's Grand Canal to fluorescent green was due to fluorescein, a nontoxic substance used for testing wastewater networks, local authorities said on Monday.

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