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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Webster Mass, Lake Chaubunagungamaug

13 July, 2011

Submitted by: Paul N Melanie Hicks , on 13 September, 2011

Team Leader
Paul J Hicks
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
lbs (estimated)

42.041007, -71.851959

Survey Information

Location Name
Webster Mass, Lake Chaubunagungamaug
Organization/Dive Centre
None
City
Webster
Country
United States
Date
13 July, 2011
Survey Duration
150 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 42.041007
Longitude: -71.851959
Weather Conditions
80-90 degrees F. light winds.
Survey Depth Range
5– feet
Area Surveyed
ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Utilized Visual and 2003 data relased by http://www.websterlakeassociation.org/Lakemangement/2003%20GeoSyntec%20Survey.pdf
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high

Debris Items Collected

plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 17
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 19
Balloons 5
Balls 49
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 78
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 4
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 19
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 20
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 9
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 7
Foam Insulation & Packaging 7
Furnishings (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 5
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 9
Plastic Fragments 8
Cigarette Filters 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
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glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 9
Jars-food (glass) 8
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 100
Beverage Bottles (glass) 102
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metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 33
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 19
Caps & Lids (metal) 7
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 2
Drums: 55 Gallon 3
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 6
Pull Tabs-beverages 4
Metal Fragments 2
Batteries: Car Or Boat 1
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rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Tires/tyres 2
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wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 3
Wood Fragments 2
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cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 1
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mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 3
Clothing 1
Fireworks 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 6
Toys 2
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Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Number Entangled 2
Comments CrawFish entangled in six pack plastic ring by the tail.
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Additional Information

Debrie mostly focused toward high traffic beach areas and tons of golf balls off of one properties location.

Disel Engine used to moore a boat.

Comments and Feedback

The people at this lake seeing us take this debris out of the water were proud and want us to do another clean up at this lake next year again after 4th of July and to contact the lake Association to get more notices posted for a larger group than 2 divers to participate.

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