Ballyhornan - Survey 100m 31 Oct 2018

Submitted by KNIB on 28 January 2019
Beach: 
Ballyhornan
Survey summary: 
Date of survey: 
31 October 2018
Plastic/Polystyrene
4/6 pack yokes: 
4
Bags (e.g. shopping): 
9
Small plastic bags e.g. freezer bags: 
9
Plastic bag ends: 
6
Drinks (bottles, containers & drums): 
52
Cleaner (bottles, containers & drums): 
1
Food containers incl. fast food containers: 
41
Cosmetics (bottles & containers e.g. sun lotion, shampoo, shower gel, deodorant): 
2
Engine oil containers & drums < 50cm: 
0
Engine oil containers & drums > 50cm: 
0
Jerry cans (square plastic containers with handles): 
0
Injection gun containers: 
2
Other bottles, containers & drums: 
0
Crates: 
0
Car parts: 
3
Caps/lids: 
273
Cigarette lighters: 
1
Pens: 
5
Combs/hair brushes: 
1
Crisp/sweet packets and lolly sticks: 
72
Toys & party poppers: 
8
Cups: 
17
Cutlery/trays/straws: 
21
Fertiliser/animal feed bags: 
1
Mesh vegetable bags: 
0
Gloves (typical washing up gloves): 
3
Gloves (industrial/professional gloves): 
9
Crab/lobster pots: 
2
Lobster and fish tags: 
2
Octopus pots: 
1
Oyster nets or mussel bags including plastic stoppers: 
4
Oysters trays (round from oyster cultures): 
3
Plastic sheeting from mussel culture (Tahitians): 
2
Rope (diameter more than 1cm): 
57
String & cord (diameter less than 1cm): 
162
Nets & pieces of net < 50cm: 
16
Nets & pieces of net > 50cm: 
1
Tangled nets/cord/rope & string: 
16
Fish boxes: 
0
Fishing line (angling): 
29
Light sticks (tubes with fluid): 
2
Floats/buoys: 
2
Buckets: 
0
Strapping bands: 
20
Industrial packaging, plastic sheeting: 
10
Fibre glass: 
0
Hard hats: 
0
Shotgun cartridges: 
48
Shoes/sandals: 
0
Foam sponge: 
14
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 0 - 2.5cm: 
159
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 2.5cm >< 50cm: 
0
Plastic/polystyrene pieces > 50cm: 
264
Other plastic/polystyrene items (specify below): 
10
Other description: 
plastic pipe (2), plastic handle (1) flower pot (1), clothes peg (2), plastic label (1) foam piece (1), unidentifiable (2)
Rubber
Balloons, including plastic valves, ribbons, strings etc. 
11
Boots: 
0
Tyres and belts: 
3
Other rubber pieces (specify below): 
2
Other description: 
net spacer (2)
Cloth
Clothing: 
11
Furnishings: 
5
Sacking: 
3
Shoes (leather): 
1
Other textiles (specify below): 
1
Other description: 
cloth fragment (1)
Paper/Cardboard
Bags: 
1
Cardboard: 
1
Cartons e.g. tetrapak (milk): 
0
Cartons e.g. tetrapak (other): 
0
Cigarette packets: 
0
Cigarette butts: 
0
Cups: 
0
Newspapers & magazines: 
0
Other paper items (specify below): 
0
Wood (machined)
Corks: 
0
Pallets: 
0
Crates: 
0
Crab/lobster pots: 
0
Fish boxes: 
0
Ice lolly sticks/chip forks: 
0
Paint brushes: 
0
Other wood < 50cm (specify below): 
34
Other wood < 50cm description: 
wooden pieces (34)
Other wood > 50cm (specify below): 
9
Other wood > 50cm description: 
wooden pieces(9)
Metal
Aerosol/spray cans: 
19
Bottle caps: 
1
Drink cans: 
14
Disposable BBQs: 
0
Electrical appliances: 
0
Fishing weights: 
0
Foil wrappers: 
2
Food cans: 
0
Industrial scrap: 
0
Oil drums: 
0
Paint tins: 
0
Lobster/crab pots & tops: 
0
Wire, wire mesh, barbed wire: 
1
Other metal pieces < 50cm (specify below): 
1
Other metal pieces < 50cm description: 
unidentifiable (1)
Other metal pieces > 50cm (specify below): 
0
Glass
Bottles: 
0
Light bulbs/tubes: 
0
Other glass items (specify below): 
3
Other glass items description: 
glass fragments (3)
Pottery/Ceramics
Construction material e.g. tiles, bricks: 
2
Octopus pots: 
0
Other ceramic/pottery items: 
2
Other description: 
ceramic fragments (2)
Sanitary waste
Condoms: 
0
Cotton bud sticks: 
96
Sanitary towels/panty liners/backing strips: 
0
Tampons and tampon applicators: 
3
Toilet fresheners: 
0
Other sanitary items (specify below): 
0
Medical waste
Containers/tubes: 
2
Syringes: 
2
Other medical items (specify below): 
0
Faeces
Bagged dog faeces: 
0
Other pollutants
Other pollutants (specify below): 
1.00 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Other description: 
wax candle (1)