NSBS Station details

ICES 53

Position: 54°N 6°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 53 WILH 53
Number of taxa reported from station: 77 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.8%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)2.4%
sand97.2%
Biochemical
all pigments8.93µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a6.61µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a6.61µg 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.48µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt13.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium55µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper30µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron32000µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese701µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel32.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead91.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc176.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron