Polhawn - Survey 100m 17 Sep 2017

Beach: 
Polhawn
Date of survey: 
17 September 2017
Additional information
When was the beach last cleaned? 
08 July 2017
Did you divert from the predetermined 100 metres? 
No
Did you find any stranded or dead animals? 
No
Were there any circumstances that influenced the survey? 
No
Plastic/Polystyrene
4/6 pack yokes: 
0
Bags (e.g. shopping): 
54
Small plastic bags e.g. freezer bags: 
3
Plastic bag ends: 
0
Drinks (bottles, containers & drums): 
283
Cleaner (bottles, containers & drums): 
0
Food containers incl. fast food containers: 
38
Cosmetics (bottles & containers e.g. sun lotion, shampoo, shower gel, deodorant): 
11
Engine oil containers & drums < 50cm: 
0
Engine oil containers & drums > 50cm: 
0
Jerry cans (square plastic containers with handles): 
0
Injection gun containers: 
0
Other bottles, containers & drums: 
0
Crates: 
0
Car parts: 
0
Caps/lids: 
99
Cigarette lighters: 
5
Pens: 
7
Combs/hair brushes: 
7
Crisp/sweet packets and lolly sticks: 
252
Toys & party poppers: 
1
Cups: 
116
Cutlery/trays/straws: 
14
Fertiliser/animal feed bags: 
0
Mesh vegetable bags: 
24
Gloves (typical washing up gloves): 
2
Gloves (industrial/professional gloves): 
1
Crab/lobster pots: 
0
Lobster and fish tags: 
0
Octopus pots: 
0
Oyster nets or mussel bags including plastic stoppers: 
3
Oysters trays (round from oyster cultures): 
0
Plastic sheeting from mussel culture (Tahitians): 
0
Rope (diameter more than 1cm): 
16
String & cord (diameter less than 1cm): 
131
Nets & pieces of net < 50cm: 
87
Nets & pieces of net > 50cm: 
14
Tangled nets/cord/rope & string: 
106
Fish boxes: 
0
Fishing line (angling): 
445
Light sticks (tubes with fluid): 
0
Floats/buoys: 
1
Buckets: 
2
Strapping bands: 
7
Industrial packaging, plastic sheeting: 
9
Fibre glass: 
0
Hard hats: 
0
Shotgun cartridges: 
14
Shoes/sandals: 
3
Foam sponge: 
13
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 0 - 2.5cm: 
1733
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 2.5cm >< 50cm: 
1516
Plastic/polystyrene pieces > 50cm: 
42
Other plastic/polystyrene items (specify below): 
120
Other description: 
Cable ties (110), tennis ball (1), lumps of melted plastic (2), sandpaper (6), curtain hook (1)
Rubber
Balloons, including plastic valves, ribbons, strings etc. 
20
Boots: 
0
Tyres and belts: 
0
Other rubber pieces (specify below): 
188
Other description: 
rubber pieces (37), strips of tyre used on lobster pots (75), latex chunks from a 1960s container spill (72), rubber gasket (1), rubber fan belt (3)
Cloth
Clothing: 
100
Furnishings: 
2
Sacking: 
6
Shoes (leather): 
0
Other textiles (specify below): 
136
Other description: 
136 more pieces of fabric
Paper/Cardboard
Bags: 
0
Cardboard: 
0
Cartons e.g. tetrapak (milk): 
0
Cartons e.g. tetrapak (other): 
0
Cigarette packets: 
0
Cigarette butts: 
1
Cups: 
1
Newspapers & magazines: 
0
Other paper items (specify below): 
0
Other description: 
0
Wood (machined)
Corks: 
1
Pallets: 
0
Crates: 
0
Crab/lobster pots: 
0
Fish boxes: 
0
Ice lolly sticks/chip forks: 
0
Paint brushes: 
0
Other wood < 50cm (specify below): 
0
Other wood < 50cm description: 
0
Other wood > 50cm (specify below): 
0
Other wood > 50cm description: 
0
Metal
Aerosol/spray cans: 
1
Bottle caps: 
8
Drink cans: 
12
Disposable BBQs: 
0
Electrical appliances: 
0
Fishing weights: 
1
Foil wrappers: 
7
Food cans: 
0
Industrial scrap: 
6
Oil drums: 
0
Paint tins: 
0
Lobster/crab pots & tops: 
0
Wire, wire mesh, barbed wire: 
0
Other metal pieces < 50cm (specify below): 
0
Other metal pieces < 50cm description: 
0
Other metal pieces > 50cm (specify below): 
0
Other metal pieces > 50cm description: 
0
Glass
Bottles: 
5
Light bulbs/tubes: 
0
Other glass items (specify below): 
0
Other glass items description: 
0
Pottery/Ceramics
Construction material e.g. tiles, bricks: 
0
Octopus pots: 
0
Other ceramic/pottery items: 
0
Other description: 
0
Sanitary waste
Condoms: 
0
Cotton bud sticks: 
25
Sanitary towels/panty liners/backing strips: 
2
Tampons and tampon applicators: 
5
Toilet fresheners: 
1
Other sanitary items (specify below): 
2
Other description: 
Razors (2)
Medical waste
Containers/tubes: 
1
Syringes: 
1
Other medical items (specify below): 
0
Other description: 
0
Faeces
Bagged dog faeces: 
0
Other pollutants
Paraffin or wax pieces 0-1cm: 
0.00 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Paraffin or wax pieces 1-10cm: 
0.00 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Paraffin or wax pieces > 10cm: 
0.00 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Other pollutants (specify below): 
0.00 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Other description: 
0