Submitted by KNIB on 28 January 2019
Survey data summary
Coordinator |
Conor Bush |
Period |
4 |
Date of survey |
31 October 2018 |
Length of beach surveyed (m) |
100 |
Total number of items |
2464 |
Average items / m |
24.64 |
Material types
MATERIAL |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Plastic/Polystyrene |
454 |
4.54 |
18.43 |
Rubber |
62 |
0.62 |
2.52 |
Cloth |
24 |
0.24 |
0.97 |
Pottery/Ceramics |
120 |
1.20 |
4.87 |
Metal |
100 |
1.00 |
4.06 |
Medical |
1 |
0.01 |
0.04 |
Sanitary |
2 |
0.02 |
0.08 |
Faeces |
1 |
0.01 |
0.04 |
Paper/Cardboard |
18 |
0.18 |
0.73 |
Wood (machined) |
6 |
0.06 |
0.24 |
Glass |
1676 |
16.76 |
68.02 |
TOTAL |
2464 |
Sources
SOURCE |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Fishing & Aquaculture |
18 |
0.18 |
0.73 |
Packaging |
301 |
3.01 |
12.25 |
SRD |
3 |
0.03 |
0.12 |
Other |
2136 |
21.36 |
86.90 |
TOTAL |
2458 |