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Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission HELCOM SPICE Workshop on microlitter Helsinki, Finland, 7-8 November 217 Document title Report on the analysis of compiled beach litter data and proposals for setting preliminary beach litter baselines in the Baltic Sea Code Document 1 Category INF Submission date 26.1.217 Submitted by Secretariat Background This document contains the Report on the analysis of compiled beach litter data and proposals for setting preliminary beach litter baselines in the Baltic Sea as developed within the Theme 2 of the HELCOM SPICE project. Action Participants are invited to take note of the information and make use of it during the break-out discussions. Page 1 of 1

Report on the analysis of compiled beach litter data and proposals for setting preliminary beach litter baselines in the Baltic Sea Report prepared in the framework of the project Implementation of the second cycle of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive: achieving coherent, coordinated and consistent updates of the determinations of Good Environmental Status, initial assessments and environmental targets. Theme 2: Marine litter baselines and assessment in the Baltic Sea, P 2.1 Development of baselines of marine litter Page 1 of 42

Authors: Tamara Zalewska, Włodzimierz Krzymiński Institute of Meteorology and Water Management National Research Institute, Maritime Branch, Waszyngtona 42, 81-342 Gdynia, POLAND Contributors: Arūnas Balčiūnas 1 ; Eva Blidberg 2, Dennis Gräwe 3, Per Nilsson 4, Marek Press 5, Marta Ruiz 6, Outi Setälä 7, Jakob Strand 8, Janis Ulme 9 1 Klaipeda University, Open Access Centre for Marine Research, H. Manto str. 84, LT 92294, Klaipeda, Lithuania 2 Håll Sverige Rent, Besöks- och postadress: Rosterigränd 4, 117 61 Stockholm, Sweden 3 State Agency for Environment, Nature Conservation and Geology, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Division 3 Geology, Water and Soil, Department 33 Water Quality Inland- and Coastal Water, Goldberger Straße 12, 18273 Güstrow, Germany 4 University of Gothenburg, Department of Marine Sciences, Carl Skottsbergs gata 22 B, 413 19 Göteborg, Sweden 5 Keep the Estonian Sea Tidy, Estonia 6 HELCOM Secretariat, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, FI-16 Helsinki, Finland 7 Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Marine Research Centre/Marine Assessments and Management, Mechelininkatu 34a, FI-26 Helsinki 8 Aarhus University, National Centre for Environment and Energy (DCE) Frederiksborgvej 399, 4 Roskilde, Denmark 9 Foundation for Environmental Education, Margrietas iela 16-3, Rīga,LV-146, Latvia Contents 1. Introduction... 3 2. Data collection... 3 3. Data evaluation... 5 4. Results and discussion... 7 5. Proposals for setting preliminary beach litter baselines... 37 6. Summary... 42 7. References... 42 Page 2 of 42

1. Introduction The main objective of this report is to analyse the situation in terms of the amount and type of marine beach litter occurring on the coasts of the Baltic Sea region and to develop preliminary baselines for beach litter for the Baltic Sea. The report was prepared as part of the realization of the project "Implementation of the second cycle of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive: achieving coherent, coordinated and consistent updates of the determinations of Good Environmental Status, initial assessments and environmental targets, Theme 2: Marine litter baselines and assessment in the Baltic Sea. This report is based on monitoring data covering the period 212-216 provided by the HELCOM countries. 2. Data collection Monitoring of beach litter in the Baltic Sea area is carried out by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden (Map 1, Table 1). In six countries monitoring in 212, in five of them data were collected in the period 212-216. In Denmark and Poland monitoring started in 215. Map 1 Beach litter monitoring stations Page 3 of 42

The number of monitored stations varies by country. The smallest number of stations is monitored in Denmark (3) and Lithuania (4), while the largest number of stations is monitored in Latvia (42). The main types of monitored beaches are urban and rural, but in some countries reference stations have been identified (where the anthropogenic impact is minimal) as well as peri-urban beaches. The length of the monitored sections ranges from 1 to 3m, but the most common length is 1m, which is the only length that is valid in up to five countries (Table 1). In four countries, monitoring is conducted in three seasons, excluding winter. In the case of Denmark, only one survey was conducted in winter. In Germany and Poland regular monitoring is conducted in the four seasons. In Latvia monitoring is carried out only in the summer season. The monitored beach litter is assigned to eight main material categories: artificial polymer materials, rubber, cloth/textile, paper/cardboard, processed/worked wood, metal, glass/ceramics and unclassified. Some countries have identified two additional categories: food waste and chemicals such as e.g. paraffin, wax, oil or tar, which, according to the new Commission Decision (217/848), is mandatory for assessing the status of the marine environment for those HELCOM countries being EU members and should therefore be included in monitoring programs. At the same time, the categorization of individual litter items occurs in different countries according to different rules (UNEP 29, OSPAR 21, JRC 213, MARLIN 213). Task Group Master List (TG ML) (JRC 213) is used in Denmark and Poland, the MARLIN / UNEP classification methodology is used in four countries: Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Sweden, and Germany use the OSPAR compliant classification (Table 1). Table 1. Summary of beach litter monitoring: spatial, temporal and categorization method Country Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Monitoring period 215-216 212-216 212-216 212-216 Number of monitoring sections Length of monitored section 3 1 1 12 3, 35, 4, 5, 6, 8, 25, 3 1, 11, 152, 32, 326 26 1 Beach types (number) reference (rural) (3) peri-urban (5), urban (1), rural (4) peri-urban (3), urban (5), rural (4) reference (11), urban (1), rural (14) Frequency of monitoring per year 3(4) 3 3 4 Seasons (total number of visits) spring (6), summer (6), autumn (6), winter (1) spring (32), summer (42), autumn (32) spring (45), summer (42), autumn (42) spring (96), summer (12), autumn (11), winter (79) Marine litter items categorization TG ML Master list MARLIN/ UNEP/IOC MARLIN/ UNEP OSPAR- Guideline for Monitoring Marine Litter on the Beaches, with slight adaptations Page 4 of 42

Latvia Lithuania Poland Sweden 212-216 212-213 215-216 212-216 42 1 4 1 15 1 1 1 urban (12), rural (18), peri-urban(5), periurban(rural)( 4), rural/remote (3) urban (1) rural (1) semi-urban (1) touristic (1) urban (7), rural (8) peri-urban(6), rural (4) 1 summer (175) 4 4 3 spring (8), summer (8), autumn (8), winter (8) spring (3), summer (3), autumn (3), winter (3) spring (37), summer (37), autumn (39) MARLIN/ UNEP TG ML Master list MARLIN/ UNEP 3. Data evaluation The data for the statistical analysis comes from monitoring carried out by Baltic Sea countries (Table 1). The monitoring sites in each country are assigned to the relevant sub-basins (coastal areas at the level 3) indicated as areas recommended by the HELCOM Monitoring and Assessment Strategy (Table 2, Fig. 1). Countries were asked to complete a simplified questionnaire, and then all data was collected in a standardized form, allowing for further statistical calculations. For five countries, the data is from the five years period 212-216, although in some areas data is limited to the period 215-216 (Table 1). Data from Denmark and Poland covers the period 215-216, while data from Lithuania is from the period 212-213. Countries have also provided information on the methodology (counting and categorizing) and areas, where monitoring of beach litter is conducted. The basic unit used for the calculations is the number of items in each category per 1 m (it could be called as the frequency of marine litter items per 1 m in each category and total number). If the monitoring is conducted on a segment different to 1 meters, then the data is converted to 1m. Such solution allows comparing results from different periods and locations. Based on all data (from all countries and years), statistical calculations were carried out to determine mean, standard deviation, confidence levels, upper and lower, median, minimum, maximum, as well as lower and upper quartiles, as percentiles 1 and 9. Such statistical calculations were also carried out taking into account different aggregations ways. The determination of the percentile 1 was aimed at being potentially used as threshold values defining the boundary between the good and non-good status of the environment in the individual categories and their sum. Page 5 of 42

Table 2. Compilation of spatial (national and HELCOM sub-basins) and temporal (years) information on data applied for beach litter baselines analysis Country HELCOM sub-basin Years Stations Total number of visits Arkona Basin Danish Coastal 215 216 reference (2) 12 Denmark waters Kattegat Danish Coastal waters 215 216 reference (1) 7 Gulf of Riga Estonian Coastal 212 216 rural (3) 47 waters peri-urban (2) Estonia Gulf of Finland Estonian Coastal waters 212 216 rural (1) urban (1) peri-urban (3) 59 Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Poland Sweden Northern Baltic Proper Finnish Coastal waters Gulf of Finland Finnish Coastal waters Bothnian Bay Finnish Coastal waters 212 216 rural (3) urban (2) peri-urban (1) 76 212 216 rural (1) 46 urban (1) peri-urban (2) 215 216 urban (1) 7 212-216 rural (7) 262 Arkona Basin German Coastal waters urban (1) reference (8) Mecklenburg Bight German 212-216 rural (7) 97 Coastal waters reference (1) Bornholm Basin German Coastal waters 212-216 reference (2) 19 Gulf of Riga Latvian Coastal waters 212-216 rural (18) 175 urban (12) peri-urban (5) peri-urban/ rural (4) rural/remote (3) Eastern Gotland Basin Lithuanian Coastal waters 212-213 urban (1) rural (1) semi-urban (1) touristic (1) 32 215-216 rural (2) 16 Eastern Gotland Basin Polish Coastal waters Bornholm Basin Polish Coastal 215-216 rural (2) 56 waters urban (5) Gdansk Basin Polish Coastal 215-216 rural (4) 48 waters urban (2) The Sound Swedish Coastal waters 215-216 rural (1) 5 Western Gotland Basin Swedish 212-216 rural (1) 21 Coastal waters peri-urban(1) Bornholm Basin Swedish Coastal 212-216 peri-urban (1) 15 waters Northern Baltic Proper Swedish 212-216 rural (1) 15 Coastal waters Arkona Basin Swedish Coastal 215-216 peri-urban (1) 6 waters Bothnian Bay Swedish Coastal 214-216 rural (1) 7 waters Eastern Gotland Basin Swedish 212-216 urban (1) 15 Coastal waters Kattegat Swedish Coastal waters 212-216 rural (1) 15 Bothnian Sea Swedish Coastal 212-216 peri-urban (1) 14 waters Page 6 of 42

4. Results and discussion The lowest mean number of items per 1m taking into account the whole period 212-216 and the entire Baltic area was specific to categories of rubber (2.3 / 1m), cloth / textile (2.4) and unclassified waste (2.39 / 1m). (Fig.1a). The processed / worked wood items were found with slightly higher frequency (3.28 / 1m). Paper/cardboard, metal and glass/ceramics litter items remained in the range from 6.5 to 7.3 / 1m. Items from the category of artificial polymer materials were the most common ones with a mean value of 95.5 / 1m, which accounted for as much as 75% of all beach litter items (Fig. 1b). Compilation of all statistical data for the entire Baltic area in the periods 212-216 and 215-216 (mean value, median, standard deviation, upper and lower confidence levels, minimum and upper quartiles, and 1 th and 9 th percentiles) is presented in the Appendix (Tab. 1). The most visible differences between these two periods are in the average number of artificial polymer materials and the sum of all categories per 1 m. Significant differences also exist for maximum beach litter items per 1 m, clearly indicating that the larger number of items within categories of artificial polymer materials, cloth/textile, metal and sum of all categories occurred in the period up to 214. Taking into account the values of the 1 th percentile, for all categories except artificial polymer materials, they are equal to. For plastics, the differences for both analyzed periods are not significant (3.6 for 215-216 and 4.9 for 212-216). A little more difference was noted for the mean average number for all items. Mean number of items / 1m 8 6 4 2 Fig. 1a. Mean number of items within categories and unclassified per 1m aggregated for the whole Baltic Sea Page 7 of 42

14 Mean number of items / 1 m 12 1 8 6 4 2 Sum Fig. 1b. Mean number of plastic items and sum of all categories per 1m aggregated for the whole Baltic Sea Figures 2a and 2b present the mean number of items gathering each category per 1 m aggregated for countries, calculated using all national reported data, this is data from different periods. The largest mean number of all beach litter items (354.4/1m) was found at the Finnish beaches and this is directly connected with the largest number of plastic items found in Finland (314.8/1m) (Fig. 2a). The smallest mean number of all types of items (33.7/1m) was found at the Polish coast. This may be related to the fact that a significant part of the Polish coast is regularly cleaned to increase tourist attractiveness. In the case of Germany the mean number of sum of all items per 1m was 61.7, 99.4 in Denmark, 88.1 in Sweden, 114.8 in Estonia, 222.3 in Lithuania and 18.2 in Latvia. In all countries, the most numerous beach litter items are artificial polymer materials (Fig. 2a and 3a). Their smallest contribution of plastics was recorded in Latvia (53%) and the largest one in Finland (close to 9%). While discussing the plastic items figures, it is important to discuss how cigarette butts are counted. In some countries they are counted taking into account sampling area 1mx1m (according to MARLIN classification method), and they have to be recalculated to the area of 1 m lengths by multiplying by ten. Such treatment may drastically affect the increase in plastic items, which is most likely to occur in the case of Finnish results (Fig. 2a). In order to check the influence of the recalculated number of cigarettes on the final number of plastic items, the number of artificial polymer items with and without cigarettes was compared in the case of three countries (Fig. 2a). In the case of Finland, the number of plastic items after cigarettes exclusion has dropped to 121, thus affecting the average amount of litter that fell to 161. In the case of Estonia, the exclusion of cigarettes resulted in a decrease in average plastic items per 1m from 87.9 to 29.4. In the case of Sweden, the fall of the average number of plastic items was twofold. This resulted in a decrease in the share of plastic items from 78 to 7% for Sweden, from about 78 to about 52% for Estonia and from around 9 to about 79% for Finland. The largest aggregated mean numbers of items of other categories (exceeding 8/1m) occurred in Latvia (Figure 2b). This may be related to the fact that monitoring in Latvia was conducted only in the summer, when the influence of tourism is bigger. Apart from plastics litter, the most numerous material category is glass/ceramics in Denmark and Estonia, paper/cardboard in Lithuanian areas and processed/worked wood in Poland (Figure 3b). Page 8 of 42

Sweden Poland Lithuania Latvia Germany Finland Sum without cigarette Artificial polymer materials without cigarette Sum Artificial polymer materials Estonia Denmark 5 1 15 2 25 3 35 4 Mean number of items / 1m Fig. 2a. Mean number of plastic items and sum of all categories per 1m aggregated by country Sweden Poland Lithuania Latvia Germany Finland Estonia Rubber Cloth/textile Paper/cardboard Processed/worked wood Metal Glass/ceramics Unclassified Denmark 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mean number of items / 1m Fig. 2b. Mean number of items within material categories and unclassified per 1m aggregated by country Page 9 of 42

Sweden Poland Lithuania Latvia Germany Finland Estonia Rubber Cloth/textile Paper/cardboard Processed/worked wood Metal Glass/ceramics Unclassified Denmark % 2% 4% 6% 8% 1% Rubber Sweden Cloth/textile Paper/cardboard Finland Estonia % 2% 4% 6% 8% 1% Metal Glass/ceramics Unclassified without cigaretts Fig. 3a. Percentage of mean number of items within material categories and unclassified per 1m aggregated by country (with artificial polymer materials) Sweden Poland Lithuania Latvia Germany Finland Estonia Rubber Cloth/textile Paper/cardboard Processed/worked wood Metal Glass/ceramics Unclassified Denmark % 2% 4% 6% 8% 1% Fig. 3b. Percentage of mean number of items within material categories and unclassified per 1m aggregated by country (without artificial polymer materials) Page 1 of 42

Figures 4a and 4b show the mean number of items in each material category and sum per 1m yearly aggregated for the whole Baltic Sea area. The highest mean number of plastic items occurred in 212 (159.3/1m). In the next year it fell to 126.6 and in 214 even to 88.5. In the years 215 and 216, the means of number of plastic items per 1m were at similar level 67. and 74., respectively. Such changes in the number of plastic items have been decisive for the changes observed for the mean of the sum of all items from all material categories. Three beach litter categories showed a statistically significant decreasing trend, these are glass/ceramics and cloth/textile categories, for which p values are below.5 and equal to.26 and.32 respectively (Fig. 5a). The statistically significant decreasing trend also occurred in the case of artificial polymer materials (p =.25) and therefore it was applicable to the mean value of items from all material categories per 1 m (Fig. 5b). This is because plastics items, due to its abundance, have the biggest impact on variations in the sum of all items. Unfortunately, the observed trends can not be considered as representative for the Baltic Sea area. This is due to the fact that in other years other areas were monitored. In 212-214, only some of the countries monitored beach litter on their coastline (Table 1). In 215 some countries as Denmark and Poland started their monitoring and other countries expanded their monitoring to new areas, which continued also in 216. In the areas included in the monitoring since 215, the number of beach litter items was lower than in other areas where the monitoring started earlier. This has affected the average value of beach litter items in all categories, which are lower for most categories in 215 and 216 (see Appendix Table 2). Such observations could be the basis for recommending the period 215-216 as a baseline for any further analysis for the whole Baltic Sea area. For other spatial scales: (i) subregional - subbasins and (ii) national, other periods may be accepted depending on data availability. 14 Mean number of items / 1m 12 1 8 6 4 2 212 213 214 215 216 Fig. 4a. Mean number of items within material categories and unclassified per 1m aggregated for the whole Baltic Sea vs. years Page 11 of 42

Mean nymber of items / 1m 25 2 15 1 5 212 213 214 215 216 Sum Fig. 4b. Mean number of artificial polymer items and sum of all items per 1m aggregated for the whole Baltic Sea vs. years. Mean number of items / 1m 18 16 14 12 1 8 6 Rubber (p =.3253; r = -.561; r 2 =.315) Paper/carbord (p =.152; r = -.743; r 2 =.552) Processed/worked wood (p =.4314; r = -.464; r 2 =.215) Metal (p =.144; r = -.755; r 2 =.57) Glass/ceramics (p =.26; r = -.922; r 2 =.85) Cloth/textile (p =.32; r = -.913; r 2 =.834) 4 2 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 Fig. 5a. Mean number of items within material categories per 1m aggregated for the whole Baltic Sea vs. years statistical significance Year Page 12 of 42

22 2 APM: y = 46432-23x; r = -.933, r 2 =.871, p =.25 SUM: y = 56266-27x; r = -.932, r 2 =.869, p =.211 Mean number of items / 1m 18 16 14 12 1 Sum of all categories 8 6 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 Fig. 5b. Mean number of artificial polymer items per 1m aggregated for the whole Baltic Sea vs. years statistical significance. Year In order to consider the occurrence of statistically significant trends in individual areas of coastal waters, statistical analyzes for those sub-basins for which data exist for at least 4 years was conducted (Table 3). It is clear from the results obtained that there are only few sub-basins and few categories, for which statistically significant decreasing trends were detected: rubber, cloth / textile, processed / worked wood and metal showed decline trends in the period 212-216 in the Bothnian Bay Swedish Coastal Waters. In the Gulf of Riga Estonian Coastal Waters statistically significant increasing trend was recorded for rubber in one occasion. Table 3. Results of statistical significance studies of variations in the number of beach litter items per material category in the period 212-216 - p values below.5 indicate statistically significant decreasing trends p values below.5 Sub - basins Bornholm Basin German Coastal waters Bornholm Basin Swedish Coastal waters Bothnian Bay Swedish Coastal waters Eastern Gotland Basin Lithuanian Coastal waters Eastern Gotland Basin Swedish Coastal waters Period Artificial polymer materials Rubber Cloth /textile Paper/ Cardboard Processing /worked wood Metal Glass/ ceramics 213-216 - - - - - - - - 212-216 - - - - - - - 212-216 -.366.325 -.295.74-212-213 - - - - - - - - 212-216 - - - - - - - - Sum Page 13 of 42

Gulf of Finland Estonian 212-216 - - -.228 - - - - Coastal waters Gulf of Finland Finnish Coastal 212-216 - - -.433 - - - - waters Gulf of Riga Estonian 212-216 -.117* - - - -.47 - Coastal waters Gulf of Riga Latvian national 212-216 - - - - - - - - waters Kattegat Swedish Coastal 212-216 - -.42.95 - - - - waters Mecklenburg Bight German 212-216 - -.387 - - - - - Coastal waters Northern Baltic Proper Finnish 212-216 - - - - -.279 - - Coastal waters Northern Baltic Proper Swedish Coastal waters 212-216 - -.45 - - - - - *increasing trend The aggregation of all data for each material category for all seasons showed that for all categories, except processed/worked wood, the biggest number of items per 1 m was found in summer, which should be linked primarily to the intensification of tourist activity both on land and at sea ( Figs 6a and 6b). The mean number of beach litter items recorded in spring was higher than in the autumn and increased to the maximum in summer. Then there was a significant decrease in autumn, which in most cases was continued in winter. It should be noted, however, that not all countries carry out monitoring in the winter season due to snow cover or other climatological conditions that prevent winter monitoring (see Tab. 1). However, this does not change the general tendencies. 14 Mean number of Items / 1 m 12 1 8 6 4 2 Rubber Cloth/textile Paper/cardboard Processed/worked wood Metal Glass/ceramics Unclassified Spring Summer Autumn Winter Fig. 6a. Mean number of items within categories and unclassified per 1m aggregated for the whole Baltic Sea vs. season Page 14 of 42

Mean number of items / 1m 18 16 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 Spring Summer Autumn Winter Artificial polymer materials Sum Fig. 6b. Mean number of artificial polymer and sum of all categories per 1m aggregated for the whole Baltic Sea vs. season According to the proposed recommendations concerning the monitoring of beach litter, there is a need to define the kind of beach where monitoring is performed. Due to the fact that different types of beaches are subject to different pressures, it is possible to identify potential sources of litter. The main types of beaches are: (i) references (areas hard to reach beaches which are frequented by few visitors), (ii) urban (artificially-created environment in an urban setting which simulates a public beachfront, through the use of sand, beach umbrellas, and seating elements), (iii) peri-urban (beaches with (many) visitors but which are not in or very close to a city) and (iv) rural (beaches located outside the urban environment; not readily accessible by public transport and have virtually no facilities). Some countries have identified also other types of beaches like semi-urban, rural /remote and touristic. Statistical analysis of aggregate data for the type of monitored beaches was conducted for beaches: reference, urban, peri-urban and rural. Reference beaches have been selected only in Denmark and Germany; other types (urban and rural) are found in all countries except Denmark, where monitoring is only conducted on reference beaches. Peri-urban beaches are monitored in four countries: Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Sweden. The results are shown in Figs. 7a and 7b and in Table 3 (Appendix). Page 15 of 42

Mean number of items / 1m 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 reference rural urban peri-urban Fig. 7a. Mean number of items within material categories and unclassified per 1m aggregated by types of beaches Mean number of items / 1m 3 25 2 15 1 5 reference rural urban peri-urban Sum Fig. 7b Mean number of artificial polymer items and sum of all categories per 1m aggregated by types of beaches Significant differences between the mean number of items per material category and the sum of litter items per 1m calculated for discriminated beach types were identified. As expected, items from all material categories on reference beaches appeared with the least frequently. The average number of rubber items per 1m was 1.6, 1.4 for cloth / textile ones, 1. for paper, 1.7 for wood, 1.8 for metal, 3.1 for glass and only.1 for unclassified litter items (Fig. 7a). The average number of items per 1m on rural beaches was only slightly higher than those recorded on reference beaches: rubber - 1.7, cloth / textile - 1.8, paper - 1., wood - 2.1, metal - 3.7, glass - 4.6, unclassified -1.8. The most visible differences were observed in the case of urban beaches: rubber - 4.2, cloth / textile - 4.5, paper - 13.5, wood - 7.5, metal - 11.5, glass - 6.5, unclassified -5.4. Significant differences were also observed in the case of artificial polymer items and thus the sum of all items. On the reference beaches, the average number of plastic items per 1 m was 3.9, 42.2 on the rural beaches and 7 times higher and equal to 228.6 in the urban beaches (see Appendix - Table 3). In the case of peri- Page 16 of 42

urban beaches, the average values of plastic items (114.5), paper (9) and processed/worked wood (3.2) per 1 m was visibly lower than those observed on urban beaches and apparently higher than those observed on rural beaches. The mean number of rubber items (1.8) as well as cloth ones (2.2) per 1 m was at a similar level than the one found at rural beaches, while in the case of glass (13.1) it was unexpectedly high, exceeding twice the number of glass items on urban beaches. Seasonal changes observed on different types of beaches are no longer as clear as in all aggregated data. In the case of rural beaches only slightly more paper, metal and glass items were recorded in the autumn season (Figs 8a and 8b). The number of plastic items in the summer and autumn also increased. Number of Items / 1 m 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Spring Summer Autumn Winter rural beaches Rubber Cloth/textile Paper/cardboard Processed/worked wood Metal Glass/ceramics Unclassified Fig. 8a. Mean number of items within material categories and unclassified per 1m aggregated for rural beaches vs. season Number of items / 1m 1 8 6 4 2 Spring Summer Autumn Winter rural beaches Artificial polymer materials Sum Fig. 8b. Mean number of artificial polymer items and sum of all categories per 1m aggregated for rural beaches vs. season In the case of urban beaches, distinct differences occurred between the spring, summer and autumn seasons, where the number of items, especially plastic ones, was similar; and the winter season, where the presence of both plastic items and items from other material categories was visibly smaller (Fig. 9a and 9b). Page 17 of 42

Number of Items / 1 m 25 2 15 1 5 Spring Summer Autumn Winter urban beaches Rubber Cloth/textile Paper/cardboard Processed/worked wood Metal Glass/ceramics Unclassified Fig. 9a Mean number of items within material categories and unclassified per 1m aggregated for urban beaches vs. season Number of items / 1m 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 urban beaches Artificial polymer materials Sum Spring Summer Autumn Winter Fig. 9b Mean number of artificial polymer items and sum of all categories per 1m aggregated for urban beaches vs. season On the peri-urban beaches the largest number of plastic items and sum of all categories occurred in the summer, just as much as paper and metal items. In the case of other categories slightly smaller quantities than in spring and summer were recorded in autumn (Figs. 1a and 1b). Page 18 of 42

Number of Items / 1 m 18 16 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 Spring Summer Autumn peri-urban beaches Rubber Cloth/textile Paper/cardboard Processed/worked wood Metal Glass/ceramics Unclassified Fig. 1a. Mean number of items within categories and unclassified per 1m aggregated for periurban beaches vs. season Number of items / 1m 25 2 15 1 5 peri-urban beaches Artificial polymer materials Sum Spring Summer Autumn Fig. 1b. Mean number of artificial polymer items and sum of all per 1m aggregated for peri-urban beaches vs. season. The most different situation was found in the case of references beaches where the greatest number of all types of items was found on spring (Figs. 11a and 11b). Page 19 of 42

5 reference beaches Number of Items / 1 m 4 3 2 1 Rubber Cloth/textile Paper/cardboard Processed/worked wood Metal Glass/ceramics Unclassified Spring Summer Autumn Winter Fig. 11a. Mean number of items within material categories and unclassified per 1m aggregated for reference beaches vs. season Number of items / 1m 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Spring Summer Autumn Winter reference beaches Artificial polymer materials Sum Fig. 11b. Mean number of artificial polymer items and sum of all categories per 1m aggregated for reference beaches vs. season To be able to compare beach litter frequencies (mean number of items/1 m) between sub-regions, the following statistical parameters were calculated: mean, standard deviation, median, minimum, maximum, lower and upper quartile and the 1 th and 9 th percentile for individual material categories in each sub-basin (Table 7). The calculation was carried out for different periods depending on data availability for discriminated sub-basins, but taking into account the whole period 212-216 (Figs 12a-12i, Table 4 Appendix). The same calculation was carried out also for the period 215-216 (Table 5 Appendix). Additionally, the temporal changes in the mean number of items within material categories and sum of all items per material categories per 1m during the years monitored for each sub-basin are shown in Fig. 13-39. Page 2 of 42

Mean number of items / 1m 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 Fig. 12a Mean number of artificial polymer items per 1 m calculated upon data for HELCOM subbasin gathered in the periods listed in Table 2 Mean number of items / 1m 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Cloth/textile Fig. 12b. Mean number of cloth/textile items per 1 m calculated upon data for HELCOM sub-basin gathered in the periods listed in Table 2 Page 21 of 42

Mean number of items / 1m 25 2 15 1 5 Glass/ceramics Fig. 12c. Mean number of glass/ceramics items per 1 m calculated upon data for HELCOM subbasin gathered in the periods listed in Table 2 Mean number of items / 1m 25 2 15 1 5 Metal Fig. 12d. Mean number of metal items per 1 m calculated upon data for HELCOM sub-basin gathered in the periods listed in Table 2 Page 22 of 42

Mean number of items / 1m 3 25 2 15 1 5 Paper/cardboard Fig. 12e. Mean number of paper/cardboard items per 1 m calculated upon data for HELCOM subbasin gathered in the periods listed in Table 2 Mean number of items / 1m 12 1 8 6 4 2 Processed/worked wood Fig. 12f. Mean number of processed/worked wood items per 1 m calculated upon data for HELCOM sub-basin gathered in the periods listed in Table 2 Page 23 of 42

Mean number of items / 1m 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Rubber Fig. 12g. Mean number of rubber items per 1 m calculated upon data for HELCOM sub-basin gathered in the periods listed in Table 2 Mean number of items / 1m 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 Unclassified Fig. 12h. Mean number of unclassified items per 1 m calculated upon data for HELCOM sub-basin gathered in the periods listed in Table 2 Page 24 of 42

Mean number of items / 1m 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 Sum Fig. 12i. Mean number of sum of items per 1 m calculated upon data for HELCOM sub-basin gathered in the periods listed in Table 2 15 1 5 215 216 sum 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 215 216 Fig. 13. Mean numbers of items in each category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Arkona Basin Danish Coastal Waters in 215 216. Page 25 of 42

1 8 6 4 2 215 216 sum 12 1 8 6 4 2 215 216 Fig. 14. Mean numbers of items in each category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Kattegat Danish Coastal Waters in 215 216. 25 2 15 1 5 sum 212 213 214 215 216 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 212 213 214 215 216 Fig. 15. Mean numbers of items in each category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Gulf of Riga Estonian Coastal Waters in 212 216. Page 26 of 42

2 15 1 212 213 214 5 215 sum 216 14 12 1 212 8 6 4 2 213 214 215 216 Fig. 16. Mean numbers of items in each category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Gulf of Finland Estonian Coastal Waters in 212 216. 6 5 212 4 3 2 1 sum 213 214 215 216 16 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 212 213 214 215 216 Fig. 17 Mean numbers of items in each category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Gulf of Finland Finnish Coastal Waters in 212 216. Page 27 of 42

6 5 212 4 3 2 1 sum 213 214 215 216 25 2 15 1 212 213 214 5 215 216 Fig. 18. Mean numbers of items in each category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Northern Baltic Proper Finnish Coastal Waters in 212 216. 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 sum 215 216 25 2 15 1 5 215 216 Fig. 19. Mean numbers of items in each category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Bothnian Bay Finnish Coastal Waters in 212 216. Page 28 of 42

2 15 1 212 213 214 5 215 sum 216 6 5 4 212 3 2 1 213 214 215 216 Fig. 2. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum per 1 m observed in the Arkona Basin German Coastal Waters in 212 216. 2 15 1 212 213 214 5 215 sum 216 25 2 15 1 212 213 214 5 215 216 Fig. 21. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Mecklenburg Bight German Coastal Waters in 212 216. Page 29 of 42

1 8 6 4 2 sum 213 214 215 216 1 8 6 213 4 214 2 215 216 Fig. 22. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Bornholm Basin German Coastal Waters in 213 216. 25 2 15 1 5 sum 212 213 214 215 216 5 4 3 2 212 213 214 1 215 216 Fig. 23. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Gulf of Riga Latvian Coastal Waters in 212 216. Page 3 of 42

3 25 2 15 1 5 sum 212 213 3 25 2 15 1 5 212 213 Fig. 24 Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Eastern Gotland Basin Lithuanian Coastal Waters in 212 213. 6 5 4 3 2 1 sum 215 216 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 215 216 Fig. 25 Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Bornholm Basin Polish Coastal Waters in 215 216. Page 31 of 42

25 2 15 1 5 sum 215 216 3, 2,5 2, 1,5 1,,5, 215 216 Fig. 26. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Eastern Gotland Basin Polish Coastal Waters in 215 216. 25 2 15 1 5 sum 215 216 1 8 6 4 2 215 216 Fig. 27. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Gdansk Basin Polish Coastal Waters in 215 216. Page 32 of 42

6 5 4 3 2 215 216 1 sum 5 4 3 2 1 215 216 Fig. 28. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Arkona Basin Swedish Coastal Waters in 215 216. 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 sum 212 213 214 215 216 5 4 3 2 1 212 213 214 215 216 Fig. 29. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Bornholm Basin Swedish Coastal Waters in 212 216. Page 33 of 42

5 4 3 2 1 214 215 216 Sum 6 5 4 3 2 1 214 215 216 Fig. 3. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum per 1 m in the Bothnian Bay Swedish Coastal Waters in 214 216. 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 sum 212 213 214 215 216 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 212 213 214 215 216 Fig. 31. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum 1 m in the Bothnian Sea Swedish Coastal Waters in 212 216. Page 34 of 42

2 15 1 212 213 214 5 215 sum 216 5 4 3 2 1 212 213 214 215 216 Fig. 32. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum 1 m in the Kattegat Swedish Coastal Waters in 212 216. 6 5 4 3 2 1 sum 212 213 214 215 216 5 4 3 2 1 212 213 214 215 216 Fig. 33. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum 1 m in the Northern Baltic Proper Swedish Coastal Waters in 212 216. Page 35 of 42

3 25 2 15 1 215 216 5 sum 12 1 8 6 4 2 215 216 Fig. 34. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum 1 m in The Sound Swedish Coastal Waters in 215 216. 25 2 212 15 213 1 5 sum 214 215 216 3, 2,5 2, 1,5 1,,5, 212 213 214 215 216 Fig. 35. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum 1 m in the Eastern Gotland Basin Swedish Coastal Waters in 212 216. Page 36 of 42

4 3 2 212 213 214 1 215 sum 216 5 4 3 2 1 212 213 214 215 216 Fig. 36. Mean numbers of items per material category, unclassified and sum 1 m in the Western Gotland Basin Swedish Coastal Waters in 212 216. 5. Proposals for setting preliminary beach litter baselines Baseline according to definition (after TG ML) is a starting point that provides a first large scale comprehensive quantitative characterization of marine litter in a specific year and location. The calculations to determine the preliminary baseline for beach litter in the Baltic Sea region, which were based on monitoring data from all Contracting Parties, were done with the method proposed by Danish experts. The preliminary baselines for beach litter in the Baltic Sea area presented in this report should be understood as statistics parameters such as mean, median, standard deviation and relative standard deviation determined for each category of litter material and a sum of all items for specific beach types. The method used for determining these preliminary baselines is presented in the form of a scheme (Fig. 37). Page 37 of 42

Period for baselines study 212-216 or 215-216 Mean number of items /1m for each litter category for each station assigned to a particular beach category: reference, rural, urban and peri-urban Mean*, median* of number of items /1m with SD and RSD for each litter category for REFERENCE BEACH Mean*, median* of number of items /1m with SD and RSD for each litter category for RURAL BEACH Mean*, median* of number of items /1m with SD and RSD for each litter category for URBAN BEACH Mean*, median* of number of items /1m with SD and RSD for each litter category for PERI-URBAN BEACH Fig 37. Scheme of the method used for setting preliminary beach litter baselines (* mean and median calculated upon mean number of items /1m for each category of litter material for each station assigned to a particular beach type: reference, rural, urban and peri-urban) The calculations of the preliminary baselines were carried out for two periods (i) 212-216 and (ii) 215-216. The selection of the first period was due to the fact that most of the countries (Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden) started their beach litter monitoring in 212. At the same time since 215 monitoring is carried out in all countries (except Lithuania) and since this year, the network of monitoring stations has expanded, which may provide a more complete and coherent image of the extent of beach litter items found in different regions. Data analysis shows the significant differences between different types of beaches in terms of number of litter items. Therefore, preliminary baseline calculations were done for each of the main types of beaches: reference, urban and rural ones. Calculations were carried out according to the following steps: 1. Data to be included were selected according to stations (taking into account its type) and period 2. Means and medians for each material category of items and sum were calculated for each station within the selected period, unweight and independent from season/survey and year 3. The arithmetic means of all the stations derived mean and median values under bullet 2 were calculated within discriminated beach type category, when the weights for all stations are set to one 4. SD and RSD were calculated to describe the variance between the stations within a (sub)region. Page 38 of 42

The results of the calculations are given in Tables 3 and 4, which also include information on the number of stations in the category included in the calculation. The results show significant differences in the average number of litter items in each material category between the different types of beaches, which justifies the calculation methodology used. This is particularly noticeable for artificial polymer materials and the sum of all beach litter items. In the period 212-216, at reference beaches the mean of all items per 1 m is 48.6 and it almost doubles on rural beaches (88.2), while on urban beaches it is as high as 255.6. The result obtained for peri-urban beaches (13.6 / 1 m) is located between the number of plastic items on rural and urban beaches. The determined median values are lower than the averages by ca. 1 items at 1 m on the reference and rural beaches, while on the urban beaches the median decreases to almost 4, which is also associated with relative standard deviations, which are 82.2 % and 86.5% on reference and rural beaches, respectively. In the case of urban beaches RDS exceeds 1%, indicating significant differences in the number of items found on various surveyed locations. The results of the calculations done for the period 215-216 do not differ significantly from the results for the four-year period. The average sum of all beach litter items of all categories of material per 1 m on the reference beaches is 41.4 and it is slightly lower than that observed in 212-216. For rural beaches this value is slightly higher (92.3). The most visible differences are found in the urban and peri-urban areas, where the average values of all items of all categories of material are 225.6 and 128.4, which is by c.a. 3 lower than in the four-year period and on the peri-urban beaches Page 39 of 42

Table 3. Results (mean, median, SD and RSD) of preliminary baseline calculations for the period 212-216 Beach type Reference Rural Urban Periurban Litter category Number of stations Mean number of items /1 m SD 212-216 RSD Median of number of items /1 m Paper/cardboard 14 1.1 1. 92.2.5.8 181.5 SD RSD 34.9 31.1 89.3 27.5 26.7 97.2 Cloth/textile 1.5 1.9 127.7.8 1.4 171.5 Glass/ceramics 5.3 1.7 22.7 3.5 7.1 199.7 Metal 2. 1.8 93.9 1.1 1.5 137.4 Processed/worked wood 2.1 2.2 1.4 1.6 2.1 127.1 Rubber 1.6 1.6 98.8 1.3 1.3 12. Unclassified.1.2 129.3. - - Sum 48.6 4. 82.2 38.5 35.6 92.4 6. 5.7 84.5 53.7 93.2 173.7 Cloth/textile 2.5 3.8 148.3 1.5 2. 131.2 Glass/ceramics 6.3 13. 25. 4.3 7.9 18.7 Metal 5.3 17.2 328. 3.1 3.3 16. Paper/cardboard 53 6.1 1.1 165.4 4.9 7.8 157.7 Processed/worked wood 2.8 3. 17.9 1.6 3.7 225.8 Rubber 2.1 2.4 11.3 1.8 2. 18.6 Unclassified 3. 1.4 345.3 1.9 6.8 369.1 Sum 88.2 76.3 86.5 78.3 11. 14.5 176.9 231.1 13.6 138.1 145.3 15.2 Cloth/textile 4.5 4.7 13.4 3.9 4.6 116.6 Glass/ceramics 6.1 7.4 122.3 4.9 7.3 15.4 Metal 12.8 13.9 19.1 11.2 13.1 117.2 Paper/cardboard 27 19.9 22.1 111.4 18.7 23.4 125.3 Processed/worked wood 7.2 9.6 133.6 4.5 8.1 179.4 Rubber 12.8 4.7 317. 12. 4.8 338.8 Unclassified 15.4 43.2 279.9 13.6 42.6 313.7 Sum 255.6 28.5 19.7 217.6 211.3 97.1 13.6 59.2 57.2 8.8 41.4 51.3 Cloth/textile 2.7 3.6 131.9 1.9 2.2 117.6 Glass/ceramics 17.7 4.2 227.5 13.8 28.9 28.4 Metal 11.3 15.9 14.2 1.2 15.1 148.2 Paper/cardboard 19 11.8 15.2 128.6 1.7 16.1 15.1 Processed/worked wood 2.9 3.2 19. 2.1 2.7 129.7 Rubber 2.7 3.3 123. 1.9 2.1 19.7 Unclassified 3.4 4.9 146.4 1.7 2.8 167.4 Sum 156. 95.9 61.4 144.6 118.2 81.8 SD standard deviation RSD relative standard deviation (%) Page 4 of 42

Table 4. Results (means, medians, SD and RSD) of preliminary baseline calculations for the period 215-216. Beach type Reference Rural Urban Periurban Litter category Number of stations Mean number of items /1 m SD 215-216 RSD Median of number of items /1 m Paper/cardboard 13 1.1 1.1 18.7.4.8 198. SD RSD 3.1 31.3 13.9 25.5 24.6 96.5 Cloth/textile 1. 1.2 127.8.5.8 158.1 Glass/ceramics 4.3 11.1 255.7 2.8 7.1 251.2 Metal 1.5 1.8 121.5 1. 1.4 141.6 Processed/worked wood 1.9 2.3 123.4 1.4 2.2 153.7 Rubber 1.4 1.2 87.1 1.2 1.1 87.2 Unclassified.2.3 155.2.1.3 36.6 Sum 41.4 4.6 98.2 35.4 34.3 96.7 63.9 12.1 188.1 58.2 119.7 25.5 Cloth/textile 2.6 4.4 168.3 2.4 4.4 186.6 Glass/ceramics 6. 12.2 23.5 5.7 12.2 212.6 Metal 6.9 27. 392.1 6.7 27.1 45.2 Paper/cardboard 48 5.6 8.6 155. 5.2 8.8 167.9 Processed/worked wood 2.1 3.4 16.4 1.6 3.2 27. Rubber 2.1 2.5 121. 2. 2.5 13.2 Unclassified 3.2 1.4 322.3 2.9 1.4 355.1 Sum 92.3 135.5 146.7 86.5 135.8 157. 152. 217.8 143.3 13.1 185.6 142.6 Cloth/textile 2.8 3. 17.5 2.6 2.9 112. Glass/ceramics 5.6 8.1 146.2 5.1 8.1 159.4 Metal 1.4 12.7 122.8 9.8 12.9 131.6 Paper/cardboard 26 17.8 21.9 123.4 17.2 22.1 128.8 Processed/worked wood 7.7 9.5 123.3 5.3 8.2 154.2 Rubber 12.6 41.6 331.4 12.5 41.6 334.3 Unclassified 16.8 45.4 27. 15.9 45.5 285.3 Sum 225.6 266.6 118.2 21.7 244.7 121.3 81.2 51.5 63.4 72.6 46.9 64.6 Cloth/textile 2.2 2. 9.4 2.1 2. 92.4 Glass/ceramics 17. 41.7 245.5 16.5 41.8 253.4 Metal 8.7 1.5 119.9 8.2 1.2 125.4 Paper/cardboard 19 1.7 16.4 153.7 1.3 16.6 161.8 Processed/worked wood 3. 3.5 117.1 2.3 2.7 118.1 Rubber 2.4 2.3 98.5 2.2 2.4 112.1 Unclassified 3.4 4.8 141.1 3.1 4.8 155.9 Sum 128.4 88.8 69.2 12. 87.7 73.1 SD standard deviation RSD relative standard deviation (%) Page 41 of 42

6. Summary 1. Beach litter monitoring carried out in HELCOM countries covers different periods. In most of the countries (Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Germany and Sweden) monitoring started in 212 and has continued since then (212-216). In Denmark and Poland it started in 215, while in Lithuania the monitoring period covered period is 212-213. 2. Monitoring programmes in the Baltic Sea area also include seasonal variations. In most countries monitoring is conducted in three seasons: spring, summer, autumn. Regular monitoring in winter is conducted in Germany and Poland, while in Latvia monitoring is carried out only in summer. 3. Monitoring of beach litter is conducted with different litter items categorization methods, which makes it difficult to compare results and perform statistical calculations. It would be optimal to adopt one litter item categorization method or to synchronize methods to compare the results of monitoring conducted in different areas. At the same time, it would make it easier to link individual types of items to potential sources. 4. Proposals for preliminary baselines for beach litter in the Baltic Sea area were set for two periods: 212-216 and 215-216. 7. References JRC. 213. Guidance on Monitoring of Marine Litter in European Seas. MARLIN. 213. Final report of Baltic marine litter project MARLIN - litter monitoring and raising awareness. Online 28.8.217 http://www.cbss.org/wp-content/uploads/212/8/marlin-balticmarine-litter-report.pdf OSPAR. 21. Guideline for Monitoring Marine Litter on the Beaches in the OSPAR Maritime Area. Online 28.8.217 https://www.ospar.org/ospar-data/1-2e_beachlitter%2guideline_english%2only.pdf UNEP/IOC. 29. UNEP/IOC Guidance on Survey and Monitoring of Marine Litter. Online 28.8.217 http://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/2.5.11822/1739/marinelittersurveyandmonitor ingguidelines.pdf?sequence=1&isallowed=y Page 42 of 42

Appendix to the Report on the analysis of compiled beach litter data and proposals for setting preliminary beach litter baselines in the Baltic Sea Table 1. Statistical analysis results for aggregated data within categories and sum for the whole Baltic Sea area calculated for two periods (i) 212-216 and (ii) 215-216. Table 2. Statistical analysis results for yearly aggregated data within categories and sum for the whole Baltic Sea area. Table 3. Statistical analysis results for aggregated data according to beach type within categories and sum for the whole Baltic Sea area. Table 4. Statistical analysis results for sub-basins aggregated data within categories for different monitoring periods depending on data availability. Table 5. Statistical analysis results for sub-basins aggregated data within categories for monitoring period 215-216 Page 1 of 24

Table 1. Statistical analysis results for aggregated data within categories and sum for the whole Baltic Sea area calculated for two periods (i) 212-216 and (ii) 215-216. Artificial polymer materials Rubber Cloth/textile Paper/cardboard Processed/worked wood Metal Glass/ceramics Unclassified Sum Period Total number of data Average value of number of items /1 m Standard deviation Confidence - 95% Confidence +95% Median Minimum Maximum Lower quartile Upper quartile Percentile 1 215-216 531 7.3 156.9 56.9 83.7 24.. 1964. 8.7 79. 3.6 151. 212-216 172 95.5 214. 82.6 18.3 38.7. 3815. 12. 11. 4.9 216. 215-216 531 2.1 1.2 1.2 3..4. 211.. 2.. 4. 212-216 172 2.3 8. 1.8 2.8 1.. 211.. 3.. 5.1 215-216 531 1.7 3.5 1.4 2..3. 47.. 2.. 4. 212-216 172 2.4 5.3 2.1 2.8 1.. 86.. 3.. 7. 215-216 531 5.3 13.2 4.1 6.4 1.. 146.. 4.6. 13. 212-216 172 6.9 14.6 6.1 7.8 1.5. 146.. 7.. 19. 215-216 53 3.2 11.6 2.3 4.2.9. 175.1. 2.6. 7. 212-216 171 3.3 9.7 2.7 3.9 1.. 175.1. 3.. 7.1 215-216 531 5. 17.8 3.5 6.5 1.9. 373..3 5.. 12. 212-216 172 7.3 38.3 5. 9.6 2.. 1141..7 7.. 14. 215-216 531 5. 17.2 3.5 6.4 1.. 29.. 3.. 9. 212-216 172 6.5 19.2 5.4 7.7 1.7. 293.. 5.. 15. 215-216 531 2.5 14.5 1.3 3.8.. 211.. 1.. 4. 212-216 172 2.4 12.5 1.6 3.1.. 211.. 1.. 4. 215-216 531 95.1 179.2 79.8 11.3 38.. 2118. 14. 17. 6. 214. Percentile 9 212-216 172 126.6 242.9 112.1 141.2 58.1. 4111. 2. 146. 8.7 288. Page 2 of 24