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 4

Densities of beach litter and plastic beach litter in DMNP (n = 4, average ± SE).

No.Site codeLitter (item/100 m)aAverage litter (item/100 m)eLitter density (item/m2)Plastic density (item/100 m)aAverage plastic (item/100 m)ePlastic (%)Plastic density (item/m2)

1SH13735.25 ± 27.910.079624 ± 18.170.10.048
2DY797199.25 ± 146.30.4513128.25 ± 9364.40.26
3DV895223.75 ± 82.81.25451112.75 ± 36.3460.440.6
4CA10125.3 ± 33.370.1444611.5 ± 13.945.540.07
5TOY16741.75 ± 240.1117218 ± 8.843.110.048
6MGJ940235 ± 146.81.3560140 ± 89.1159.60.745
7DMNP3037506.2 ± 409.80.41738289.7 ± 242.257.230.23

SH: Shanaab Bay; DY: DokanAlyamani; DV: Dungonab Village; CA: Cleaning Area; TOY: Toytoy; MGJ: Mohamed Gol Jetty.