Menie Links - Balmedie - Survey 100m 1 Jan 2005

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 1
Date of survey 01 January 2005
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 580
Average items / m 5.80

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 486 4.86 83.79
Rubber 4 0.04 0.69
Cloth 17 0.17 2.93
Pottery/Ceramics 1 0.01 0.17
Metal 10 0.10 1.72
Medical 0 0.00 0.00
Sanitary 40 0.40 6.90
Faeces 0 0.00 0.00
Paper/Cardboard 1 0.01 0.17
Wood (machined) 10 0.10 1.72
Glass 11 0.11 1.90
TOTAL 580

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 137 1.37 23.62
Packaging 88 0.88 15.17
SRD 40 0.40 6.90
Other 315 3.15 54.31
TOTAL 580