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Welland rail swing bridge

1 July, 2016

Team Leader
Kristen Hardy - survey team leader
Number of Participants
18
Total Debris Collected
77 lbs (measured)

Survey Information

Location Name
Welland rail swing bridge
Organization/Dive Centre
Dan's Dive Shop
City
Welland
Country
Canada
Date
1 July, 2016
Survey Duration
75 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude:
Longitude:
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
0–35 feet
Area Surveyed
13000 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
old shipping canal - now recreational non-motorized boat waterway
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 20
Bags: Trash (plastic) 25
Balloons 2
Baskets, Crates 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 33
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Cigarette Lighters 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 30
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Foam Insulation & Packaging 23
Food Wrappers (plastic) 34
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Gloves (latex) 1
Straws, Stirrers 7
Plastic Fragments 27
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 16
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 69
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Cars & Car Parts 1
Pipes & Rebar 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 4
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 27
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Toys 1

safe

plastic bags enmeshed in the lower (below/at water level) part of a beaver's dam

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