Menie Links - Balmedie - Survey 100m 1 Apr 2001

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 2
Date of survey 01 April 2001
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 2030
Average items / m 20.30

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 1559 15.59 76.80
Rubber 11 0.11 0.54
Cloth 13 0.13 0.64
Pottery/Ceramics 0 0.00 0.00
Metal 20 0.20 0.99
Medical 2 0.02 0.10
Sanitary 232 2.32 11.43
Faeces 0 0.00 0.00
Paper/Cardboard 12 0.12 0.59
Wood (machined) 129 1.29 6.35
Glass 52 0.52 2.56
TOTAL 2030

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 317 3.17 15.62
Packaging 507 5.07 24.98
SRD 234 2.34 11.53
Other 972 9.72 47.88
TOTAL 2030