NSBS Station details

ICES 62

Position: 54°15'N 6°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 62 WILH 62
Number of taxa reported from station: 75 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.737phi
clay (< 2 micron)3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)6.4%
sand92.1%
Biochemical
all pigments5.17µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.82µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.82µg 5cm-3
organic carbon3.59%
Heavy metals
cadmium1µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt13.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium66.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper35µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron39000µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese269µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel36.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead141.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc230µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron