NSBS Station details

ICES 31

Position: 53°15'N 4°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 31
Number of taxa reported from station: 33 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1.971phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.45%
sand99.5%
Biochemical
all pigments1.26µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.7µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.7µg 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.66µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt31.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium55.8µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper37.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron32588µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese2489µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel35.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead131.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc196.4µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron