Lunderston Bay - Survey 100m 15 Apr 2012

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 2
Date of survey 15 April 2012
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 778
Average items / m 7.78

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 443 4.43 56.94
Rubber 2 0.02 0.26
Cloth 121 1.21 15.55
Pottery/Ceramics 3 0.03 0.39
Metal 79 0.79 10.15
Medical 22 0.22 2.83
Sanitary 72 0.72 9.25
Faeces 1 0.01 0.13
Paper/Cardboard 15 0.15 1.93
Wood (machined) 1 0.01 0.13
Glass 19 0.19 2.44
TOTAL 778

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 4 0.04 0.51
Packaging 172 1.72 22.11
SRD 94 0.94 12.08
Other 508 5.08 65.30
TOTAL 778