NSBS Station details

ICES 88

Position: 55°N 4°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 88 WILH 88
Number of taxa reported from station: 77 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.396phi
clay (< 2 micron)4%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)6.3%
sand91.7%
Biochemical
all pigments7.84µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.42µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.42µg 5cm-3
organic carbon3.88%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.19µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt13.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium76.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper28.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron39500µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese294µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel43.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead108.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc156.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron