Heacham Beach - 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 179
Average items / m 1.79

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 134 1.34 74.86
Rubber 4 0.04 2.23
Cloth 4 0.04 2.23
Pottery/Ceramics 0 0.00 0.00
Metal 13 0.13 7.26
Medical 1 0.01 0.56
Sanitary 1 0.01 0.56
Faeces 0 0.00 0.00
Paper/Cardboard 18 0.18 10.06
Wood (machined) 3 0.03 1.68
Glass 1 0.01 0.56
TOTAL 179

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 10 0.10 5.59
Packaging 37 0.37 20.67
SRD 2 0.02 1.12
Other 130 1.30 72.63
TOTAL 179