Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Lake Pleasant, Arizona
13 September, 2014
- Team Leader
- Scott Taylor
- Number of Participants
- 24
- Total Debris Collected
- 70 lbs (estimated)
33.861151, -112.256155
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Lake Pleasant, Arizona
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Scuba Shop
- City
- Peoria
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 13 September, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 90 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 33.861151
Longitude: -112.256155
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–60 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 40000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- Lake
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 13 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 10 |
| Balloons | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 33 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 12 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 10 |
| Fishing: Line | 100 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 12 |
| Gloves (latex) | 3 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 20 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 20 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 37 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 12 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 12 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 2 |
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
| Toys | 5 |
Additional Information
Heavy boat traffic and very popular SCUBA diving location.
3’ foot long metal post with two plastic rings, appears to be a large homemade fishing rod holder.
Beverage Cans
Water Bottles
Plastic bags and plastic materials
