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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS39 - Skipper Bar

29 May, 2016

Team Leader
Francesca Sandolo AIN344449
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
9.8 kgs (measured)

42.158771, 12.229212

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS39 - Skipper Bar
Organization/Dive Centre
L'Aquila DC by ASD L'Aquila Nuoto #22342
City
Trevignano Romano
Country
Italy
Date
29 May, 2016
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 42.158771
Longitude: 12.229212
Weather Conditions
Sunny all the week
Survey Depth Range
1–10 meters
Area Surveyed
1060 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Fresh Water Lake
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 8
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Plastic Fragments 141
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 6
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Metal Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 38
Toys 1
other materials collected
Plastic Materials: CD-ROM 1
Rubber Materials: Garden Hose 1
Plastic Materials: Unknown Item (see pics) 1

1 liter bottle of soap

Plastic Materials: low awareness and poor people's attention at their debris

Mixed Materials (bricks and concrete blocks): it is believed to be downloaded illegally in the lake.


The two photos show the unknown object was found in the lake.

At the end of the dive 6 student reached the Dive Against Debris Diver certification.

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