Menie Links - Balmedie - Survey 100m 1 Apr 2002

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 2
Date of survey 01 April 2002
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 1570
Average items / m 15.70

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 1206 12.06 76.82
Rubber 6 0.06 0.38
Cloth 4 0.04 0.25
Pottery/Ceramics 0 0.00 0.00
Metal 7 0.07 0.45
Medical 2 0.02 0.13
Sanitary 241 2.41 15.35
Faeces 11 0.11 0.70
Paper/Cardboard 3 0.03 0.19
Wood (machined) 58 0.58 3.69
Glass 32 0.32 2.04
TOTAL 1570

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 170 1.70 10.83
Packaging 291 2.91 18.54
SRD 243 2.43 15.48
Other 866 8.66 55.16
TOTAL 1570