Submitted by tereza.vinhas on 29 October 2013
Survey data summary
Coordinator |
Tereza Vinhas |
Period |
-1 |
Date of survey |
02 May 2013 |
Length of beach surveyed (m) |
100 |
Total number of items |
725 |
Average items / m |
7.25 |
Material types
MATERIAL |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Plastic/Polystyrene |
524 |
5.24 |
72.28 |
Rubber |
5 |
0.05 |
0.69 |
Cloth |
7 |
0.07 |
0.97 |
Pottery/Ceramics |
1 |
0.01 |
0.14 |
Metal |
34 |
0.34 |
4.69 |
Medical |
3 |
0.03 |
0.41 |
Sanitary |
88 |
0.88 |
12.14 |
Faeces |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Paper/Cardboard |
43 |
0.43 |
5.93 |
Wood (machined) |
5 |
0.05 |
0.69 |
Glass |
15 |
0.15 |
2.07 |
TOTAL |
725 |
Sources
SOURCE |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Fishing & Aquaculture |
42 |
0.42 |
5.79 |
Packaging |
252 |
2.52 |
34.76 |
SRD |
91 |
0.91 |
12.55 |
Other |
340 |
3.40 |
46.90 |
TOTAL |
725 |