Submitted by tereza.vinhas on 27 March 2015
Survey data summary
Coordinator |
Tereza Vinhas |
Period |
1 |
Date of survey |
13 January 2015 |
Length of beach surveyed (m) |
100 |
Total number of items |
1455 |
Average items / m |
14.55 |
Material types
MATERIAL |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Plastic/Polystyrene |
1338 |
13.38 |
91.96 |
Rubber |
3 |
0.03 |
0.21 |
Cloth |
5 |
0.05 |
0.34 |
Pottery/Ceramics |
1 |
0.01 |
0.07 |
Metal |
2 |
0.02 |
0.14 |
Medical |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Sanitary |
68 |
0.68 |
4.67 |
Faeces |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Paper/Cardboard |
15 |
0.15 |
1.03 |
Wood (machined) |
7 |
0.07 |
0.48 |
Glass |
16 |
0.16 |
1.10 |
TOTAL |
1455 |
Sources
SOURCE |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Fishing & Aquaculture |
110 |
1.10 |
7.55 |
Packaging |
140 |
1.40 |
9.62 |
SRD |
68 |
0.68 |
4.67 |
Other |
1138 |
11.38 |
78.16 |
TOTAL |
1456 |