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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Rote Fabrik Zürichsee

6 June, 2024

Team Leader
TSK ZRH - Lucia, André, Leo / GOOGLE ZRH - Jacob
Number of Participants
40
Total Debris Collected
950 kgs (measured)

47.342953, 8.537408

Survey Information

Location Name
Rote Fabrik Zürichsee
Organization/Dive Centre
TSK ZRH
City
Zürich
Country
Switzerland
Date
6 June, 2024
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 47.342953
Longitude: 8.537408
Weather Conditions
Sunny and slightly windy
Survey Depth Range
1–12 meters
Area Surveyed
1200 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
silt, fresh water lake
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 47
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Cigarette Lighters 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 200
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Furnishings (plastic) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 51
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 49
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 605
Beverage Bottles (glass) 379
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 2
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 135
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 22
Cars & Car Parts 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 6
Pipes & Rebar 5
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
Metal Fragments 92
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 4
Tires/tyres 8
Rubber Fragments 5
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 15
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 6
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 15
Clothing 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 10
Toys 4
other materials collected
Bicycle 2
Shopping cart 1
Anker 1
Pitchfork 1
Bones 2
Flower pot 1
Stroller 1
Keyboard 1
Umbrella 4
Metal cashbox 1
Creditcard 5
Cooking Pot 1
Tools 2
bicycle lock 3
Metal chairs 12
Oldschool Flip Phone Motorolla 1
Boom Box Electronics 1
Jar full of glass pebbles 1
Bracelet 1
Sunglasses 3
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Freshwater crawfish
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Pulled in with glass bottles

The people strolling around the lake and enjoying their time close to the water do have an incredible impact.

A lot of unusual items were found on this clean up - I believe it is fair to say that every team of divers might have their personal favorite. However the old school flip phone (still with original Orange SIM card in it) is quite high on the list. Also the full and still unopened Caprisun was wild - what a waste.

Plastic cups, bags, plates etc.

electornic devises for their potential battery leaks


NOTE FROM JACOB (Google Zürich) TO ALL PARTICIPANTS: "Just wanted to give a huge shoutout for your awesome work at the Google Serve Zurich Diving Lake Cleanup / PadiAware - DiveAgainstDebris / and World Ocean Day Cleanup (OceanCare) events! Your dedication to keeping our waterways clean is truly inspiring. (...) I was particularly impressed by everyone's teamwork and positive energy. We hauled in a ton of trash and recycling, making a real difference for the lake and its inhabitants."

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