Rottingdean - Survey 100m 21 Sep 2008

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 4
Date of survey 21 September 2008
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 2335
Average items / m 23.35

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 1923 19.23 82.36
Rubber 53 0.53 2.27
Cloth 60 0.60 2.57
Pottery/Ceramics 3 0.03 0.13
Metal 173 1.73 7.41
Medical 6 0.06 0.26
Sanitary 2 0.02 0.09
Faeces 0 0.00 0.00
Paper/Cardboard 27 0.27 1.16
Wood (machined) 65 0.65 2.78
Glass 23 0.23 0.99
TOTAL 2335

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 395 3.95 16.95
Packaging 170 1.70 7.29
SRD 8 0.08 0.34
Other 1758 17.58 75.42
TOTAL 2331