Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS25 - Rappahannock Quarry
7 May, 2016
- Team Leader
- Adam Drobecker
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 21.8 lbs (measured)
38.325709, -77.504058
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS25 - Rappahannock Quarry
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Patriot Scuba
- City
- Fredericksburg
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 7 May, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 28 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 38.325709
Longitude: -77.504058
- Weather Conditions
-
Rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–40 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 1700 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 10 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 10 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 12 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 37 |
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
Additional Information
Shotgun shell
Aluminum cans, because people that use the site often as a hangout don't seem to care and obviously it is easy for them to just throw these items into the lake
Plastic bottles, because people that use the site often as a hangout don't seem to care and obviously it is easy for them to just throw these items into the lake
Plastic bags, because people that use the site often as a hangout don't seem to care and obviously it is easy for them to just throw these items into the lake
