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 |
1594 |
Average items / m |
15.94 |
Material types
MATERIAL |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Plastic/Polystyrene |
1364 |
13.64 |
85.57 |
Rubber |
16 |
0.16 |
1.00 |
Cloth |
21 |
0.21 |
1.32 |
Pottery/Ceramics |
4 |
0.04 |
0.25 |
Metal |
38 |
0.38 |
2.38 |
Medical |
4 |
0.04 |
0.25 |
Sanitary |
99 |
0.99 |
6.21 |
Faeces |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Paper/Cardboard |
2 |
0.02 |
0.13 |
Wood (machined) |
43 |
0.43 |
2.70 |
Glass |
3 |
0.03 |
0.19 |
TOTAL |
1594 |
Sources
SOURCE |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Fishing & Aquaculture |
80 |
0.80 |
5.03 |
Packaging |
409 |
4.09 |
25.72 |
SRD |
103 |
1.03 |
6.48 |
Other |
998 |
9.98 |
62.77 |
TOTAL |
1590 |