Submitted by tereza.vinhas on 12 September 2014
Survey data summary
Coordinator |
Tereza Vinhas |
Period |
2 |
Date of survey |
09 April 2014 |
Length of beach surveyed (m) |
100 |
Total number of items |
270 |
Average items / m |
2.70 |
Material types
MATERIAL |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Plastic/Polystyrene |
198 |
1.98 |
73.33 |
Rubber |
1 |
0.01 |
0.37 |
Cloth |
1 |
0.01 |
0.37 |
Pottery/Ceramics |
1 |
0.01 |
0.37 |
Metal |
12 |
0.12 |
4.44 |
Medical |
3 |
0.03 |
1.11 |
Sanitary |
1 |
0.01 |
0.37 |
Faeces |
2 |
0.02 |
0.74 |
Paper/Cardboard |
35 |
0.35 |
12.96 |
Wood (machined) |
14 |
0.14 |
5.19 |
Glass |
2 |
0.02 |
0.74 |
TOTAL |
270 |
Sources
SOURCE |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Fishing & Aquaculture |
27 |
0.27 |
10.00 |
Packaging |
71 |
0.71 |
26.30 |
SRD |
4 |
0.04 |
1.48 |
Other |
168 |
1.68 |
62.22 |
TOTAL |
270 |