Research Article
Status of the Beach Litter in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Dungonab and Mukkawar Island Marine National Park in Sudan, Red Sea
Table 2
Contribution of litter categories (n = 24; average ± SE) to the overall content of beach litter in DMNP.
| No. | Litter categories | Density (N/100 m) | Weight (kg/100 m) | Percent (%) |
| 1 | Plastics | 289.7 ± 242.2 | 26.33 ± 27.64 | 57.23 | 2 | Processed wood | 63.7 ± 50.4 | 32.3 ± 43.7 | 12.6 | 3 | Fishing gears | 51.4 ± 28.1 | 12.03 ± 11.9 | 8.5 | 4 | Textile | 41.5 ± 59.8 | 17.3 ± 30.5 | 5.5 | 5 | Metals | 25.8 ± 25.83 | 10.6 ± 15.8 | 3.4 | 7 | Food wrapper/pack | 19.5 ± 14.95 | 0.8 ± 0.61 | 3.9 | 8 | Cigarette butts | 8.5 ± 13.71 | 0.1 ± 0.16 | 1.7 | 9 | Glass | 6.2 ± 7.7 | 1.34 ± 1.43 | 1.02 | 10 | Cigarette lighters | 0.8 ± 2.04 | 0.01 ± 0.02 | 0.2 | 11 | Others | 31.2 ± 51.8 | 35.07 ± 3.5 | 6.2 |
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