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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS25 - Rappahannock Quarry

22 January, 2017

Team Leader
Adam Drobecker
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
46 lbs (measured)

38.32554144448978, -77.50404425896704

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS25 - Rappahannock Quarry
Organization/Dive Centre
Patriot Scuba
City
Occoquan
Country
United States
Date
22 January, 2017
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.32554144448978
Longitude: -77.50404425896704
Weather Conditions
Rainy and chilly temps
Survey Depth Range
4–35 feet
Area Surveyed
1000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Freshwater Quarry
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Balloons 1
Balls 5
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 5
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
Plastic Fragments 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 26
SCUBA Weights 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 5
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

No

Several pairs of shorts

Aluminum cans. The location is an unguarded quarry, so kids and adults routinely hang out there and drink. Alot of the debris winds up in the water or in the woods

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