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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Alphen aan den Rijn, Zegerplas, T-steiger

15 September, 2024

Team Leader
Ghislaine en Erik
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
48 kgs (measured)

52.129910350635, 4.6833474705673

Survey Information

Location Name
Alphen aan den Rijn, Zegerplas, T-steiger
Organization/Dive Centre
Discovery Divers
City
Reeuwijk
Country
Netherlands
Date
15 September, 2024
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 52.129910350635
Longitude: 4.6833474705673
Weather Conditions
Good
Survey Depth Range
0–-6 meters
Area Surveyed
600 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sweet water lake
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 22
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 7
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Plastic Fragments 19
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 19
Caps & Lids (metal) 5
Pipes & Rebar 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 7
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 112
other materials collected
Paddle 1

Festivals and concerts

Plastic cups, plates, cutlery

Plastic cups, plates cutlery

Cans food, juice jars


The good news is that the amount of debris seems to decline over the last two years. The main cause is most likely replacing plastic one time use plates, cups and cutlery by more sustainable material at a small price.

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