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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Put van Ekeren

26 September, 2021

Team Leader
Louise Haaker
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

51.2835908, 4.3924345

Survey Information

Location Name
Put van Ekeren
Organization/Dive Centre
Duikcentrum Dolphin Buddys
City
Heverlee
Country
Belgium
Date
26 September, 2021
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 51.2835908
Longitude: 4.3924345
Weather Conditions
Cloudy but not rainy, no wind.
Survey Depth Range
0.5–6 meters
Area Surveyed
57478.9 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Fresh water - sandy bottom with plants
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Balls 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Diapers/nappies 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Plastic Fragments 13
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Strapping Bands (metal) 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Face mask 1
Asbestos pipe 1

I am not aware of any events. However there was a clean-up in the beginning of september at the same dive site by a CMAS divers group (I am assuming it was not recorded in the AWARE records), and we still found a fairly large amount of debris.

Asbestos pipe, had to be removed safely by city workers of Antwerp.

Asbestos pipe - dangerous

Underpants, clearly still filled with human feces

Face mask - shows an increase of waste due to COVID-19

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