Major UK river turns 'milky green' after mysterious white liquid dumped into water

The River Irwell has turned a strange shade of green as it passes through Radcliffe, in Greater Manchester with one local official blaming the colour change on an “organised dump” of a milky white substance into the waterway.

Unidentified substance turns the River Irwell green  itv.com

NewsGreater Manchester NewsRadcliffeInvestigations are being carried out16:26, 11 Aug 2026An ‘unidentified substance’ has been seen to have turned the River Irwell a ‘milky green’ colour.‌Thought to have started in the Rectory Lane area of Radcliffe, the contamination spread downstream in large quantities, pictures fir