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Limpieza Subacuatica Panajachel Atitlan Guatemala

21 September, 2019

Team Leader
Rodrigo Solorzano
Number of Participants
28
Total Debris Collected
130 lbs (estimated)

14.44498, -91.92992

Survey Information

Location Name
Limpieza Subacuatica Panajachel Atitlan Guatemala
Organization/Dive Centre
Pana Divers
City
Guatemala
Country
Guatemala
Date
21 September, 2019
Survey Duration
999 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 14.44498
Longitude: -91.92992
Weather Conditions
Morning sunny, afternnon rain and overcast...
Survey Depth Range
60–60 feet
Area Surveyed
2250 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Algae
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 19
Bags: Trash (plastic) 14
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 14
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 16
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Diapers/nappies 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 25
Furnishings (plastic) 3
Gloves (latex) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Plastic Fragments 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 16
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Cars & Car Parts 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 4
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Condoms 2
Gloves (rubber) 1
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Tires/tyres 3
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3

Wrappers, Cans,

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