Menie Links - Balmedie - Survey 100m 1 Jul 2005

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 3
Date of survey 01 July 2005
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 894
Average items / m 8.94

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 728 7.28 81.43
Rubber 6 0.06 0.67
Cloth 23 0.23 2.57
Pottery/Ceramics 0 0.00 0.00
Metal 13 0.13 1.45
Medical 0 0.00 0.00
Sanitary 50 0.50 5.59
Faeces 48 0.48 5.37
Paper/Cardboard 2 0.02 0.22
Wood (machined) 21 0.21 2.35
Glass 3 0.03 0.34
TOTAL 894

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 320 3.20 35.79
Packaging 153 1.53 17.11
SRD 50 0.50 5.59
Other 371 3.71 41.50
TOTAL 894