Tan-y-Bwlch Beach - Survey 100m 1 Jan 2006

Survey data summary

Coordinator Sue Kinsey
Period 1
Date of survey 01 January 2006
Length of beach surveyed (m) 100
Total number of items 487
Average items / m 4.87

Material types

MATERIAL Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Plastic/Polystyrene 430 4.30 88.30
Rubber 17 0.17 3.49
Cloth 3 0.03 0.62
Pottery/Ceramics 0 0.00 0.00
Metal 20 0.20 4.11
Medical 0 0.00 0.00
Sanitary 2 0.02 0.41
Faeces 1 0.01 0.21
Paper/Cardboard 4 0.04 0.82
Wood (machined) 5 0.05 1.03
Glass 5 0.05 1.03
TOTAL 487

Sources

SOURCE Total no. of items Items per m % of total
Fishing & Aquaculture 45 0.45 9.24
Packaging 135 1.35 27.72
SRD 2 0.02 0.41
Other 305 3.05 62.63
TOTAL 487