Robin Hood's Bay - Survey 100m 18 Sep 1999

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 4
Date of survey 18 September 1999
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 851
Average items / m 8.51

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 602 6.02 70.74
Rubber 6 0.06 0.71
Cloth 43 0.43 5.05
Pottery/Ceramics 29 0.29 3.41
Metal 33 0.33 3.88
Medical 5 0.05 0.59
Sanitary 8 0.08 0.94
Faeces 0 0.00 0.00
Paper/Cardboard 103 1.03 12.10
Wood (machined) 19 0.19 2.23
Glass 3 0.03 0.35
TOTAL 851

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 14 0.14 1.65
Packaging 97 0.97 11.40
SRD 13 0.13 1.53
Other 727 7.27 85.43
TOTAL 851