The Water Around the Santa Monica Pier Is Going to Turn Pink: Here’s Why

Santa Monica's waves have turned a bright pink. How can the dye job improve water quality?

Monday's pink, fluorescent dye drop in Santa Monica Bay is part of a project to study how water circulation could be driving poor water quality.

Water around Santa Monica Pier turns pink

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (CBS, KYMA) - The waves crashing around the iconic pier in Santa Monica are being turned neon pink several times this month as part of an effort to track ocean currents. UCLA scientists overseeing the so-called "Barbie Beach" experiment say fluorescent pink dye they put in the Pacific Ocean is temporary and non-toxic. Researchers are tracking where the dye travels to review how the man-made breakwater affects water quality i…

The water around the Santa Monica Pier is going to turn pink: Here’s why

If you’re going to be anywhere near the Santa Monica Pier on Monday, you might notice something different.   The difference? The water will be pink, instead of the normal blueish-green we are all used to.   That is because researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles Samueli School of Engineering, in cooperation with The Bay Foundation, are releasing a non-toxic pink dye into the water near the pier -- around 100 yards north and 10…

Scientists dyeing Santa Monica beach pink to conduct research

Monday morning, the blue ocean water around the Santa Monica Pier will be turned pink, and it’s all in the name of science.

Environmental News Network - Santa Monica’s Waves Will Run Pink During UCLA Water Quality Test

Visitors to Santa Monica Beach may notice the ocean waves turning pink September 15, 22–24 and 30 near the breakwater and pier because of a temporary, non-toxic dye used to study water quality.

Santa Monica’s Waves Will Run Pink During UCLA Water Quality Test

Visitors to Santa Monica Beach may notice the ocean waves turning pink September 15, 22–24 and 30 near the breakwater and pier because of a temporary, non-toxic dye used to study water quality.