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Victoria river mysteriously turns bright green
 
Jane London/Handout
The water in Goldstream River, at Goldstream Provincial Park, Victoria, flows a bright green, Dec. 29, 2010. 

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VICTORIA — Horrified nature-lovers at Goldstream Provincial Park watched as the Goldstream River turned bright green late Wednesday afternoon.

The fluorescent green colouring appeared to start about 500 metres on the Victoria side of the entrance to the park and, over the course of an hour, the substance flowed down into the environmentally sensitive estuary.

By 5:30 p.m. the river, known for its dramatic salmon runs, eagles and other wildlife, was back to its normal colour.

Ministry of Environment teams were immediately sent to the area to investigate and members of Langford Fire Department collected samples for analysis.

No dead fish or animals had been found by early evening.

Earlier in the day a fountain beside Veterans Memorial Parkway in Langford also turned bright green, said Langford Fire Chief Bob Beckett.

Victoria Times Colonist

Update: Green chemical in B.C. river not toxic, study confirms

Posted in: Canada, Posted, Science & Health  Tags: Environment, Victoria 



Read more: http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/12/30/victoria-river-mysteriously-turns-bright-green/#ixzz1AEQ0TJpW

Hank Scorpio · Accepted Answer

I thought that was a prank.  They said it was water tracing dye.  Not sure why someone would bother with it as far as a prank because it's not funny.

John · Answer

Could be a form of algae. Some Algae is known to glow green kinda like a fish that can change colors to camouflage its self from predators..Something to do with the Algae plume.
I picked this up when I was studying how to get ride of algae from my pool over the summer..
Some have been known to glow eerie red..Red Algae has been known to turn parts of the ocean into eerie red..Some forms of Algae have been known to be toxic. Its a good thing the glowing green you may have seen was not.. Who knows?? Just a theory..

lorie v · Answer

I never believed in the 2012 stories but its getting kinda scary lately with all these weird things happening. I hope someone comes up with a truthful and accurate answer to all that is going on these days!

Anonymous · Answer

The Easter bunny dropped its die into the river crossing over . No green  eggs this year kids .

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Birds, fish, Ok, so what's this now too?

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