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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

WZT - Wassersportzentrum Tiefenbrunnen

20 August, 2023

Team Leader
Yancy
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
1.5 kgs (estimated)

47.345955878514, 8.5634307272499

Survey Information

Location Name
WZT - Wassersportzentrum Tiefenbrunnen
Organization/Dive Centre
TSK Zürich
City
Zürich
Country
Switzerland
Date
20 August, 2023
Survey Duration
42 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 47.345955878514
Longitude: 8.5634307272499
Weather Conditions
huge heat wave, no rain, no wind, calm
Survey Depth Range
1–9.5 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
fresh water lake
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Plastic Fragments 10
Cigarette Filters 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 22
mixed materials collected
Tampons 1

Party location and lake swimming area right next to dive site. Lots of leisuretime fishermen in the area

rubber bands

fishing ropes, strings - risk of entanglement and damage to lake life

plastic - food and beverage containers - breaks down to micro plastic and is ingested by very abundant fish life at this site

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