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A spill that turned parts of Sydney Harbour bright green has been found to be non-toxic, but the origin will likely remain a mystery. Resident observed a “fluorescent green substance” in the water at Milson Park bay in the harbourside suburb of Kirribilli on Wednesday afternoon. Fire and Rescue NSW crews, council rangers and engineers were called in to plug a drainage system with spill socks and managed to clear any traces of green water by early evening.
” Authorities believe the colour was probably caused by fluorescein, an odourless substance used to dye water in plumbing networks for diagnostic tests. But given the number of potential sources around the area, Dewberry said it was unlikely they would be able to determine its origin. “There’s extremely old buildings in construction, there’s new buildings, there’s sewer systems or stormwater systems all throughout,” he said. “Was it a plumber, was it a prank? I don’t know, just don’t know.
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