Formby (Freshfields) - Survey 100m 4 May 2017

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period -1
Date of survey 04 May 2017
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 256
Average items / m 2.56

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 155 1.55 60.55
Rubber 3 0.03 1.17
Cloth 9 0.09 3.52
Pottery/Ceramics 3 0.03 1.17
Metal 25 0.25 9.77
Medical 12 0.12 4.69
Sanitary 1 0.01 0.39
Faeces 8 0.08 3.13
Paper/Cardboard 14 0.14 5.47
Wood (machined) 8 0.08 3.13
Glass 18 0.18 7.03
TOTAL 256

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 7 0.07 2.73
Packaging 69 0.69 26.95
SRD 13 0.13 5.08
Other 167 1.67 65.23
TOTAL 256