Porth Kidney Sands (Lelant Beach) - Survey 100m 1 Oct 2005

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 4
Date of survey 01 October 2005
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 678
Average items / m 6.78

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 616 6.16 90.86
Rubber 10 0.10 1.47
Cloth 10 0.10 1.47
Pottery/Ceramics 1 0.01 0.15
Metal 8 0.08 1.18
Medical 0 0.00 0.00
Sanitary 13 0.13 1.92
Faeces 3 0.03 0.44
Paper/Cardboard 5 0.05 0.74
Wood (machined) 10 0.10 1.47
Glass 2 0.02 0.29
TOTAL 678

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 359 3.59 52.95
Packaging 56 0.56 8.26
SRD 13 0.13 1.92
Other 250 2.50 36.87
TOTAL 678