Burnham-on-Sea - Survey 100m 1 Oct 2003

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 4
Date of survey 01 October 2003
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 238
Average items / m 2.38

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 53 0.53 22.27
Rubber 1 0.01 0.42
Cloth 3 0.03 1.26
Pottery/Ceramics 0 0.00 0.00
Metal 6 0.06 2.52
Medical 1 0.01 0.42
Sanitary 1 0.01 0.42
Faeces 1 0.01 0.42
Paper/Cardboard 118 1.18 49.58
Wood (machined) 11 0.11 4.62
Glass 43 0.43 18.07
TOTAL 238

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 3 0.03 1.26
Packaging 10 0.10 4.20
SRD 2 0.02 0.84
Other 223 2.23 93.70
TOTAL 238