Straithes Beach - Survey 100m 1 Oct 2002

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 4
Date of survey 01 October 2002
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 297
Average items / m 2.97

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 241 2.41 81.14
Rubber 4 0.04 1.35
Cloth 1 0.01 0.34
Pottery/Ceramics 5 0.05 1.68
Metal 22 0.22 7.41
Medical 0 0.00 0.00
Sanitary 1 0.01 0.34
Faeces 0 0.00 0.00
Paper/Cardboard 8 0.08 2.69
Wood (machined) 3 0.03 1.01
Glass 12 0.12 4.04
TOTAL 297

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 9 0.09 3.03
Packaging 43 0.43 14.48
SRD 1 0.01 0.34
Other 244 2.44 82.15
TOTAL 297