NSBS Station details

ICES 24

Position: 53°N 3°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: MIDD 24 NIOZ 24 GENT 24
Number of taxa reported from station: 128 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.029phi
clay (< 2 micron)2.4%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)3.6%
sand96.1%
Biochemical
all pigments4.34µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.92µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.92µg 5cm-3
organic carbon2.93%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.35µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt52.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium50µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper32.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron55375µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese3254µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel35µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead171.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc191.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron