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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Thai Muang Lake

23 September, 2020

Team Leader
Ann Christmas
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
14 kgs (estimated)

8.357539, 98.265837

Survey Information

Location Name
Thai Muang Lake
Organization/Dive Centre
Go2Similan Dive Centre, Khao Lak
City
Takua Pa
Country
Thailand
Date
23 September, 2020
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 8.357539
Longitude: 98.265837
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–12 meters
Area Surveyed
13849 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Freshwater Quarry (ex tin mine)
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 9
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 25
Fishing: Line 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 76
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
mixed materials collected
Toys 1

This lake is a busy Thai location at weekends, with families coming to swim. While land clean-ups are done weekly, this is the first underwater cleanup to remove trash buildup.

Truck tyres x 4 - too heavy to remove.

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