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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Wraysbury Lake

6 February, 2016

Team Leader
Neil Thomas
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

51.459862, -0.548

Survey Information

Location Name
Wraysbury Lake
Organization/Dive Centre
London School of Diving
City
Wraysbury
Country
United Kingdom
Date
6 February, 2016
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 51.459862
Longitude: -0.548
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
3–10 meters
Area Surveyed
5847 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Lake Grass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 14
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 18
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 23
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 14
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 6
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
SCUBA Weights 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 2
other materials collected
Traffic Cone (underwater feature) 1
Traffic Sign (underwater feature) 1

Plastic Bottles - blown from bins into Lake

Cans - thrown away

Plastic Bags - float in air and land everywhere

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