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ADS315 - Philadelphia Quarry

18 June, 2017

Team Leader
Danny Fugate
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
94.2 lbs (measured)

35.675737359292, -84.453470790759

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS315 - Philadelphia Quarry
Organization/Dive Centre
TN Diving
City
Knoxville
Country
United States
Date
18 June, 2017
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.675737359292
Longitude: -84.453470790759
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
4–72 feet
Area Surveyed
942.358 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Rock quarry
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Plastic Fragments 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
Metal Fragments 8
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 5
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 3

Radio - BoomBox-

rope

Glass

Wood

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