Margate Main Beach - Survey 100m 1 Oct 2001

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 4
Date of survey 01 October 2001
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 571
Average items / m 5.71

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 149 1.49 26.09
Rubber 44 0.44 7.71
Cloth 49 0.49 8.58
Pottery/Ceramics 6 0.06 1.05
Metal 89 0.89 15.59
Medical 0 0.00 0.00
Sanitary 57 0.57 9.98
Faeces 9 0.09 1.58
Paper/Cardboard 87 0.87 15.24
Wood (machined) 33 0.33 5.78
Glass 48 0.48 8.41
TOTAL 571

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 14 0.14 2.45
Packaging 146 1.46 25.52
SRD 57 0.57 9.97
Other 355 3.55 62.06
TOTAL 572