NSBS Station details

ICES 30

Position: 53°15'N 3°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 30
Number of taxa reported from station: 69 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.322phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.5%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.75%
sand99.1%
Biochemical
all pigments2.47µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.92µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.92µg 5cm-3
protein2.324mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.37µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt29.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium78.8µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper38.1µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron46480µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese1969µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel40.8µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead263.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc259.6µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron