You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Information on your group and your sampling Group name Group photo? Upload photo Allowed formats: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, svg. The maximum file size is 6 MB. Please only upload your group photo if all group members gave their consent to do so. If that's not possible, you can alternatively upload a photo of your findings or your school logo. Number of participants Date of sampling Location of sampling* Sampling on Beach or River River/Stream Coast/Beach Please select the type of location. Name of river, stream, beach, coast Country - Select -AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua & BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAscension IslandAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia & HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCanary IslandsCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicCeuta & MelillaChadChileChinaChristmas IslandClipperton IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongo - BrazzavilleCongo - KinshasaCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d’IvoireDenmarkDiego GarciaDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard & McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong SAR ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao SAR ChinaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar (Burma)NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanOutlying OceaniaPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoriesPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaRéunionSamoaSan MarinoSarkSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSt. BarthélemySt. HelenaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaSt. MartinSt. Pierre & MiquelonSt. Vincent & GrenadinesSudanSurinameSvalbard & Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaSão Tomé & PríncipeTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad & TobagoTristan da CunhaTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks & Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeU.S. Outlying IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamWallis & FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Latitude Longitude Please enter the coordinates of your location as decimal degrees (DD, e.g. Brussels, Senne: 50.89853, 4.40344). You can find the GPS coordinates of your location by visiting the following website. After finishing the upload form, please check if your sampling was located correctly on the results map. Waste on the riverbank/beach Group A Group A was not conducted - No information on waste on the riverbank/beach Important note: In case you have conducted the group and have not found any litter, please fill in “0”. In case you have not collected any data for the corresponding field, please leave the field empty. Table waste on the riverbank/beach Material Transect 1 Station A Transect 1 Station B Transect 1 Station C Transect 2 Station A Transect 2 Station B Transect 2 Station C Transect 3 Station A Transect 3 Station B Transect 3 Station C Total Paper Cigarette butts Plastic Metal Glass Food leftovers Other waste Examined area in m2 area_1_a area_1_b area_1_c area_2_a area_2_b area_2_c area_3_a area_3_b area_3_c Upload Images from group A Choose images The upload of your pictures will take some time. Please be patient and do not cancel the process prematurely.File formats: jpg, jpeg, png, gif. The maximum file size is 6 MB per file. Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.6 MB limit.Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png. Average waste per m² in each riverside/beach zone Foreshore (average of A) / Beach Zone A Intertidal Backshore (average of B) / Beach Zone B Supratidal Riverbank crown (average of C) / Beach Zone C Vegetation Did you encounter any problems conducting Group A? Variety of waste on the riverbank/beach Group B Group B was not conducted - No information on the variety of waste on the riverbank/beach Important note: In case you have conducted the group and have not found any litter, please fill in “0”. In case you have not collected any data for the corresponding field, please leave the field empty. Plastic Plastic bags Plastic bottles for drinks Plastic lids of drink bottles Takeaway and fastfood packaging, including disposable coffee cups and their lids Plastic cutlery and plastic plates (also plastic coffee stirrers and plastic straws) Plastic packaging for sweets, biscuits, crisps, etc. Cotton buds with plastic sticks (‘Q-tips’) Wet wipes, tampons and sanitary towels Polystyrene (‘styrofoam’) Total number of single-use plastic items found Please enter here the total number of all waste objects made of single-use plastic. Other objects made of plastic do NOT belong to this category. Small pieces of plastic less than 2.5 cm Other unidentifiable plastic objects Metal Metal beverage cans Bottle caps Aluminium foil Other unidentifiable metal objects Glass Glass bottles for drinks Glass pieces Other unidentifiable glass objects Other waste Cigarette butts Paper Textiles (clothing, shoes, textile remnants) Rubber (car tyres, rubber bands) Balloons Other unidentifiable waste Local waste: Total number (including single-use plastic) Please enter the total number of waste items you found (including single-use plastic). Calculations and other data Share of single-use plastic in % of the total number of all waste items found Length of riverbank/beach searched in m Width of riverbank/beach searched in m Weight of total plastic waste in kg Weight of all waste including plastic in kg Please enter the total weight of all waste items you have found (including plastic waste). Did you encounter any problems conducting Group B? Upload Images from group B Choose images The upload of your pictures will take some time. Please be patient and do not cancel the process prematurely.File formats: jpg, jpeg, png, gif. The maximum file size is 6 MB per file. Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.6 MB limit.Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png. Floating waste Group C Group C was not conducted - No information on floating waste Important note: In case you have conducted the group and have not found any litter, please fill in “0”. In case you have not collected any data for the corresponding field, please leave the field empty. Flow velocity of the river Flow velocity table Round Distance in m Time in sec 1st stick 2nd stick 3rd stick Flow velocity of the river (metres per second) Microplastics Start time End time Time in minutes Microplastic sample from the net was analyzed in the school for the presence of microplastics. Fragments table _ Pellets Fragments Total Number of fragments caught Number per 1,000 litres of water Floating items Start time End time Time in minutes List of floating waste Total number of floating waste River width in metres: Observed width for the quantification of floating items in m: Did you encounter any problems conducting Group C? Upload Images from group C Choose images The upload of your pictures will take some time. Please be patient and do not cancel the process prematurely.File formats: jpg, jpeg, png, gif. The maximum file size is 6 MB per file. Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.6 MB limit.Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png. Team of Litter Forensics Group C Group C was not conducted - No information on litter forensics litter_forensics_table ID Description Origin Hint to origin Brand/Manufacturer Degradation Photo 0 description_0 origin_0 hint_0 brand_0 degradation_0 photo_0 Choose file 1 description_1 origin_1 hint_1 brand_1 degradation_1 photo_1 Choose file 2 description_2 origin_2 hint_2 brand_2 degradation_2 photo_2 Choose file 3 description_3 origin_3 hint_3 brand_3 degradation_3 photo_3 Choose file 4 description_4 origin_4 hint_4 brand_4 degradation_4 photo_4 Choose file 5 description_5 origin_5 hint_5 brand_5 degradation_5 photo_5 Choose file 6 description_6 origin_6 hint_6 brand_6 degradation_6 photo_6 Choose file 7 description_7 origin_7 hint_7 brand_7 degradation_7 photo_7 Choose file 8 description_8 origin_8 hint_8 brand_8 degradation_8 photo_8 Choose file Larger microplastics on the riverbank/beach Extra Group (optional) Extra group was not conducted - No information on larger microplastics on the riverbank/beach Important note: In case you have conducted the group and have not found any litter, please fill in “0”. In case you have not collected any data for the corresponding field, please leave the field empty. Extra group table Microplastic Sampling Point 1 Sampling Point 2 Sampling Point 3 Sum Pellets Fragments Examined area in m² area_sampling_1 area_sampling_2 area_sampling_3 Did you encounter any problems conducting the extra group? Team of reporters Team of reporters was not conducted Sources of waste Residents yes possibly no Residents evidence Riverside/Beach visitors yes possibly no Riverside/Beach visitors evidence Fly tippers yes possibly no Fly tippers evidence Industry yes possibly no Industry evidence Agriculture yes possibly no Agriculture evidence Shipping yes possibly no Shipping evidence Fishing yes possibly no Fishing evidence Weather over the last seven days Heavy rain, flooding yes no Storm, strong winds yes no Heat, dryness yes no Problems during sampling Group A no problems some problems lots of problems Group A - the biggest problems Group B no problems some problems lots of problems Group B - the biggest problems Group C no problems some problems lots of problems Group C - the biggest problems Extra Group no problems some problems lots of problems Extra Group - the biggest problems Did you encounter any problems conducting the team of reporters? Profile of the beach Beach type Please select one optionUrbanSemi-urbanRemote/Natural Back of the beach Cliffs Dunes Rocks Forest Bush Crops Fields Built-up area Road Other… Enter other… Is there any development behind the beach? Please select one optionYesNo Description of the development behind the beach Looking from the beach to the sea, what directions is the beach facing? North East South West Coastline curvature Please select one optionLinearConcaveConvexSinusoidal Composition of the beach substrate in % ... of sand ... of pebbles ... of Rocky coast Objects in the sea that influence the currents (e.g. pier, reef ...) Beach slope (Level) Please select one optionGentle slopeModerate slopeSteep slope Beach access Pedestrian Vehicle Boat Upload photos Choose images The upload of your pictures will take some time. Please be patient and do not cancel the process prematurely.File formats: jpg, jpeg, png, gif. The maximum file size is 6 MB per file. One file only.6 MB limit.Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png. What makes me think - and inspires me to act? Write down examples of your students' answers. We did not answer these questions Questions that take you further Try to answer these 6 questions with your classmates. How has the campaign changed your view of the issue of plastic waste? What did you find particularly surprising during the programme? What do you regard as the greatest challenge? Who would you like to tell about the project, and why? What have you learned about yourself throughout the project? How has your understanding of the term ‘science’ changed over the course of the project? Photos of your findings The upload of your pictures will take some time. Please be patient and do not cancel the process prematurely.File formats: jpg, jpeg, png, gif. The maximum file size is 6 MB per file.To compress photographs you can use one of the free resizing programs, such as Mass Image Compressor, available at the link: https://sourceforge.net/projects/icompress/. Upload further images Choose images Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.6 MB limit.Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png. Original data One photo each (JPG/PNG) / one scan (PDF) of pages 28 and 29 with all the data collected. Please upload all original data together. For this purpose, all files to be uploaded must be located in the same folder and marked simultaneously. File formats: pdf, jpg, jpeg, png. The maximum file size is 8 MB per file. Upload files Choose files Maximum 2 files.8 MB limit.Allowed types: jpeg, jpg, png, pdf. Upload files Choose files Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.8 MB limit.Allowed types: jpeg, jpg, png, pdf. Contact information Contact person Surname, first name(s) Institution / Organisation / School Address Street City Postal code Please enter the address of the institution, organisation or school. Phone E-mail Please note that a link to publish the data will be sent to this e-mail address. The data will not be published until you have clicked on this link. By submitting this form, I confirm that PlasticPiratesEU and its country partners (see privacy policy) may collect, store and process my personal data for the purpose of scientific data analysis and for the public presentation of the results on the campaign website. This also includes the necessary organisational communication. The privacy policy of the "Plastic Pirates - Go Europe!" project applies. Terms & Conditions Contact information I would like to be informed about future sampling periods by e-mail. Terms and conditions I accept the terms and conditions. Terms and conditions of participation I would like to receive the certificate by mail. Most frequently found material - None -Food leftoversGlassMetalPaperPlasticCigarette budsOther garbage
