NSBS Station details

ICES 20

Position: 52°45'N 3°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 20 GENT 20
Number of taxa reported from station: 79 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.322phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.25%
sand99.3%
Biochemical
all pigments1.01µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.57µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.57µg 5cm-3
protein1.313mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.26µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt27.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium89.8µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper29.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron33478µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese719µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel65.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead73.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc149.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron