Porth Kidney Sands (Lelant Beach) - 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 653
Average items / m 6.53

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 635 6.35 97.24
Rubber 5 0.05 0.77
Cloth 2 0.02 0.31
Pottery/Ceramics 0 0.00 0.00
Metal 2 0.02 0.31
Medical 1 0.01 0.15
Sanitary 7 0.07 1.07
Faeces 0 0.00 0.00
Paper/Cardboard 0 0.00 0.00
Wood (machined) 0 0.00 0.00
Glass 1 0.01 0.15
TOTAL 653

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 390 3.90 59.72
Packaging 94 0.94 14.40
SRD 8 0.08 1.23
Other 161 1.61 24.66
TOTAL 653