Long Strand - Survey 100m 1 Oct 2008

Survey data summary

Coordinator Annabel Fitzgerald
Period 4
Date of survey 01 October 2008
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 606
Average items / m 6.06

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 597 5.97 98.51
Rubber 0 0.00 0.00
Cloth 1 0.01 0.17
Pottery/Ceramics 0 0.00 0.00
Metal 4 0.04 0.66
Medical 0 0.00 0.00
Sanitary 0 0.00 0.00
Faeces 2 0.02 0.33
Paper/Cardboard 2 0.02 0.33
Wood (machined) 0 0.00 0.00
Glass 0 0.00 0.00
TOTAL 606

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 162 1.62 26.73
Packaging 58 0.58 9.57
SRD 0 0.00 0.00
Other 386 3.86 63.70
TOTAL 606