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Philadelphia Quarry

22 April, 2017

Team Leader
Danny Fugate
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
167 lbs (measured)

35.676101769509, -84.454608634114

Survey Information

Location Name
Philadelphia Quarry
Organization/Dive Centre
TNDiving
City
Knoxville
Country
United States
Date
22 April, 2017
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.676101769509
Longitude: -84.454608634114
Weather Conditions
Rain
Survey Depth Range
10–45 feet
Area Surveyed
684 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Rock Quarry
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 10
Rope (plastic/nylon) 15
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 13
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Rubber Fragments 13
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 10
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2

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