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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Occoquan River Clean-up

26 September, 2020

Team Leader
A. K. Williams
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
177 lbs (estimated)

38.68454, -77.25986

Survey Information

Location Name
Occoquan River Clean-up
Organization/Dive Centre
PATRIOT SCUBA
City
Historic Occoquan
Country
United States
Date
26 September, 2020
Survey Duration
20 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.68454
Longitude: -77.25986
Weather Conditions
Rain Friday afternoon, so visibility significantly impacted.
Survey Depth Range
10–15 feet
Area Surveyed
42.57 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Plastic Fragments 30
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Metal Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 115
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 25

Unknown

20-25 foot piece of plastic dock/pier edge trim (2nd picture)

Aforementioned dock edge trim

Large piece of wood

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