Porth Kidney Sands (Lelant Beach) - 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 951
Average items / m 9.51

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 878 8.78 92.32
Rubber 8 0.08 0.84
Cloth 2 0.02 0.21
Pottery/Ceramics 0 0.00 0.00
Metal 3 0.03 0.32
Medical 1 0.01 0.11
Sanitary 44 0.44 4.63
Faeces 2 0.02 0.21
Paper/Cardboard 10 0.10 1.05
Wood (machined) 1 0.01 0.11
Glass 2 0.02 0.21
TOTAL 951

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 589 5.89 61.93
Packaging 82 0.82 8.62
SRD 45 0.45 4.73
Other 235 2.35 24.71
TOTAL 951