Margate Main Beach - Survey 100m 1 Oct 2002

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 4
Date of survey 01 October 2002
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 1070
Average items / m 10.70

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 421 4.21 39.35
Rubber 4 0.04 0.37
Cloth 10 0.10 0.93
Pottery/Ceramics 0 0.00 0.00
Metal 47 0.47 4.39
Medical 4 0.04 0.37
Sanitary 13 0.13 1.21
Faeces 0 0.00 0.00
Paper/Cardboard 331 3.31 30.93
Wood (machined) 39 0.39 3.64
Glass 201 2.01 18.79
TOTAL 1070

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 88 0.88 8.22
Packaging 94 0.94 8.79
SRD 17 0.17 1.59
Other 871 8.71 81.40
TOTAL 1070