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Marsa Um Tondoba

15 April, 2012

Team Leader
Constanze Conrad
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
120 kgs (estimated)

Survey Information

Location Name
Marsa Um Tondoba
Organization/Dive Centre
Blue Heaven Holidays
City
Marsa Alam
Country
Egypt
Date
15 April, 2012
Survey Duration
180 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude:
Longitude:
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
0–0 meters
Area Surveyed
0 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 80
Bags: Trash (plastic) 240
Baskets, Crates 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 200
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 160
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 13
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 162
Cotton Bud Sticks 20
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 90
Diapers/nappies 38
Foam Insulation & Packaging 30
Food Wrappers (plastic) 120
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 60
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 10
Straws, Stirrers 20
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 28
Plastic Fragments 60
Cigarette Filters 5000
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Jars-food (glass) 20
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 120
Beverage Bottles (glass) 45
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 6
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 12
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 207
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 312
Caps & Lids (metal) 300
Wrappers (foil/metal) 30
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 5
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 4
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

This is the way the Egyptian`s are celebrating their Easter Feast Sham el Nesim - driving to a beach, sitting there, eating, playing, dancing and leaving the garbage behind them!

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