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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Rappahannock Quarry

2 August, 2014

Team Leader
Katharine Holder
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
141.6 lbs (measured)

38.324867, -77.504646

Survey Information

Location Name
Rappahannock Quarry
Organization/Dive Centre
Patriot Scuba
City
Fredericksburg
Country
United States
Date
2 August, 2014
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.324867
Longitude: -77.504646
Weather Conditions
Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. A little bit of rain.
Survey Depth Range
0–46 feet
Area Surveyed
20000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Quarry
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Balloons 1
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 51
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 8
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 8
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Straws, Stirrers 4
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 4
Cigarette Filters 13
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 37
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 82
Cars & Car Parts 4
Pipes & Rebar 3
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 4
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 15
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 15
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
light sticks 5
styrofoam plates 10

No

A knife, cellphone and rocks wrapped in a t-shirt

Beer Bottles

Fishing lines

Clothing

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