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Kahnawake Quarry

3 September, 2016

Team Leader
Irene Marcoux
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
60 lbs (estimated)

45.401845595632, -73.681998588145

Survey Information

Location Name
Kahnawake Quarry
Organization/Dive Centre
Total Diving
City
Montreal
Country
Canada
Date
3 September, 2016
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 45.401845595632
Longitude: -73.681998588145
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
7–12 meters
Area Surveyed
1237 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
quarry
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 5
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
other materials collected
scuba tank 1
bike 1
bbq grill 1

Bbq grill

mostly beer cans and drinks bottles, due to waterside parties

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