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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Rive droite (départ Bains des Pâquis) Genève

15 September, 2013

Submitted by: scuba-dream , on 22 September, 2013

Team Leader
Patty Moll
Number of Participants
100
Total Debris Collected
792 kgs (estimated)

Survey Information

Location Name
Rive droite (départ Bains des Pâquis) Genève
Organization/Dive Centre
Aqua Diving Genève
City
Geneva
Country
Switzerland
Date
15 September, 2013
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude:
Longitude:
Weather Conditions
Rainy, windy
Survey Depth Range
0–5 meters
Area Surveyed
439603 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Lake bottom
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high

Debris Items Collected

plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 70
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 248
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 3
Cigarette Lighters 22
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 30
Cigarette Filters 300
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glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 650
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metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 673
Metal Fragments 250
Batteries: Car Or Boat 2
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rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 6
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cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 2
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mixed materials collected
Clothing 20
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 6
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other materials collected
life jacket 1
cellphones 6
shopping carts 2
wallets 3
note bills 20
bag of jewelery 1
safebox door 1
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Additional Information

Carts - entangled in vegetation

Strongbox door, jewelry - for legal reasons

Hosepipes - buried in the silt, stuck between rocks

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