ADS181 - Christmas Tree Reef
18 February, 2017
- Team Leader
- Deanna Taylor
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 46.21 lbs (measured)
33.85755, -112.294826
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS181 - Christmas Tree Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Peoria
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 18 February, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 52 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 33.85755
Longitude: -112.294826
- Weather Conditions
-
It was very windy, water temps were about 54 with good visibility. We had highs in the low 80's and lows at night in the 40's.
- Survey Depth Range
- 15–60 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 102411 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 25 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 3 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 12 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 23 |
| Diapers/nappies | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Gloves (latex) | 5 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 4 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 21 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 3 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Cigarette Filters | 12 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 53 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 8 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 3 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 24 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 5 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 25 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 5 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 1 |
| Gloves (rubber) | 4 |
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 2 |
| Rubber Bands | 10 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 6 |
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 6 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 8 |
Additional Information
It is still camping season out here in Arizona so a lot of this trash is coming from people being careless about where they put there trash, either its being thrown into the lake or blown into the lake by wind.
PVC pipe over 15 ft long, it was meant for drainage but was not connected to anything.
plastic bags
aluminum cans
glass
Comments and Feedback
A lot of this trash is due to campers not being mindful of what happens to there trash when they leave. The trash problem out here in Arizona wouldn't be as bad is people knew more about where the trash is ending up and how its harming the lakes ecosystems.
We had bad rain and wind the whole weekend we were out there. It made sorting and weighing trash a lot more difficult id say we lost about 5-10 lbs of trash from the wind blowing it away while we were sorting and weighting.
