Submitted by KNIB on 14 January 2015
Survey data summary
Coordinator |
Chris Allen |
Period |
4 |
Date of survey |
16 September 2014 |
Length of beach surveyed (m) |
100 |
Total number of items |
842 |
Average items / m |
8.42 |
Material types
MATERIAL |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Plastic/Polystyrene |
671 |
6.71 |
79.69 |
Rubber |
13 |
0.13 |
1.54 |
Cloth |
7 |
0.07 |
0.83 |
Pottery/Ceramics |
44 |
0.44 |
5.23 |
Metal |
30 |
0.30 |
3.56 |
Medical |
1 |
0.01 |
0.12 |
Sanitary |
8 |
0.08 |
0.95 |
Faeces |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Paper/Cardboard |
6 |
0.06 |
0.71 |
Wood (machined) |
6 |
0.06 |
0.71 |
Glass |
56 |
0.56 |
6.65 |
TOTAL |
842 |
Sources
SOURCE |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Fishing & Aquaculture |
34 |
0.34 |
4.04 |
Packaging |
198 |
1.98 |
23.52 |
SRD |
9 |
0.09 |
1.07 |
Other |
601 |
6.01 |
71.38 |
TOTAL |
842 |