Heacham Beach - Survey 100m 1 Jul 2003

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 3
Date of survey 01 July 2003
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 159
Average items / m 1.59

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 115 1.15 72.33
Rubber 3 0.03 1.89
Cloth 8 0.08 5.03
Pottery/Ceramics 0 0.00 0.00
Metal 6 0.06 3.77
Medical 0 0.00 0.00
Sanitary 4 0.04 2.52
Faeces 7 0.07 4.40
Paper/Cardboard 13 0.13 8.18
Wood (machined) 2 0.02 1.26
Glass 1 0.01 0.63
TOTAL 159

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 10 0.10 6.29
Packaging 26 0.26 16.35
SRD 4 0.04 2.52
Other 119 1.19 74.84
TOTAL 159