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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Occoquan river

23 August, 2020

Team Leader
Jeff Currer
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
44 lbs (measured)

38.678124609726, -77.251930962469

Survey Information

Location Name
Occoquan river
Organization/Dive Centre
Patriot Scuba
City
Occoquan
Country
United States
Date
23 August, 2020
Survey Duration
180 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.678124609726
Longitude: -77.251930962469
Weather Conditions
Rainy
Survey Depth Range
10–15 feet
Area Surveyed
200 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
River
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 11
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 7

Shovel

Fishing line

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