NSBS Station details

ICES 12

Position: 52°N 3°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: MIDD 12 NIOZ 12 GENT 12
Number of taxa reported from station: 85 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1.862phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.2%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.4%
sand99.3%
Biochemical
all pigments3.94µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.29µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.29µg 5cm-3
protein1.16mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon5.27%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.55µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt33.1µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium61.8µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper28.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron27582µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese852µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel44.1µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead139µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc189.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron