Sand Bay - Survey 100m 19 Sep 2009

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 4
Date of survey 19 September 2009
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 2530
Average items / m 25.30

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 1958 19.58 77.39
Rubber 27 0.27 1.07
Cloth 15 0.15 0.59
Pottery/Ceramics 3 0.03 0.12
Metal 11 0.11 0.43
Medical 9 0.09 0.36
Sanitary 419 4.19 16.56
Faeces 2 0.02 0.08
Paper/Cardboard 39 0.39 1.54
Wood (machined) 38 0.38 1.50
Glass 9 0.09 0.36
TOTAL 2530

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 73 0.73 2.89
Packaging 276 2.76 10.91
SRD 428 4.28 16.92
Other 1753 17.53 69.29
TOTAL 2530