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ADS516 - Zero Gravity

4 August, 2019

Team Leader
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
24 kgs (measured)

25.088998, 55.136657

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS516 - Zero Gravity
Organization/Dive Centre
Divers Down
City
Dubai
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
4 August, 2019
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.088998
Longitude: 55.136657
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 17
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Food Wrappers (plastic) 34
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 7
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 5
Plastic Fragments 30
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Pipes & Rebar 5
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 3
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Oil filter with oil inside 1

Oil filter

Oil filter

Plastic bags

Plastic food wrappers

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