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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Melgone

22 December, 2018

Team Leader
Salvatore Mario D'Alessandro
Number of Participants
35
Total Debris Collected
200 kgs (estimated)

45.877976426821, 9.3500782550473

Survey Information

Location Name
Melgone
Organization/Dive Centre
Diver Sea - Diving Academy a.s.d.
City
Mandello Del Lario
Country
Italy
Date
22 December, 2018
Survey Duration
35 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 45.877976426821
Longitude: 9.3500782550473
Weather Conditions
Good
Survey Depth Range
1–20 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
gravel
Ecosystem
Lake
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Balls 2
Baskets, Crates 10
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Cigarette Lighters 3
Cotton Bud Sticks 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Gloves (latex) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
Straws, Stirrers 3
Syringes (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 1
Cigarette Filters 35
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 15
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Caps & Lids (metal) 25
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 5
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 5
Clothing 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Tampons 3
Toys 1
other materials collected
cooking plates 7

Cars that represent a tourist attraction for divers

Cars

Cooking Plates

Tires/Tyres

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