Porth Kidney Sands (Lelant Beach) - Survey 100m 1 Apr 2007

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 2
Date of survey 01 April 2007
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 1902
Average items / m 19.02

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 1763 17.63 92.69
Rubber 16 0.16 0.84
Cloth 2 0.02 0.11
Pottery/Ceramics 0 0.00 0.00
Metal 3 0.03 0.16
Medical 1 0.01 0.05
Sanitary 116 1.16 6.10
Faeces 1 0.01 0.05
Paper/Cardboard 0 0.00 0.00
Wood (machined) 0 0.00 0.00
Glass 0 0.00 0.00
TOTAL 1902

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 1130 11.30 59.41
Packaging 126 1.26 6.62
SRD 117 1.17 6.15
Other 529 5.29 27.81
TOTAL 1902