Submitted by isabel.moura on 18 December 2017
Survey data summary
Coordinator |
Isabel Moura |
Period |
-1 |
Date of survey |
31 March 2017 |
Length of beach surveyed (m) |
100 |
Total number of items |
8413 |
Average items / m |
84.13 |
Material types
MATERIAL |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Plastic/Polystyrene |
7966 |
79.66 |
94.69 |
Rubber |
11 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
Cloth |
18 |
0.18 |
0.21 |
Pottery/Ceramics |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Metal |
3 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
Medical |
13 |
0.13 |
0.15 |
Sanitary |
354 |
3.54 |
4.21 |
Faeces |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Paper/Cardboard |
45 |
0.45 |
0.53 |
Wood (machined) |
3 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
Glass |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
TOTAL |
8413 |
Sources
SOURCE |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Fishing & Aquaculture |
260 |
2.60 |
3.09 |
Packaging |
2311 |
23.11 |
27.47 |
SRD |
367 |
3.67 |
4.36 |
Other |
5474 |
54.74 |
65.07 |
TOTAL |
8412 |