NSBS Station details

ICES 97

Position: 55°15'N 3°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 97 WILH 97
Number of taxa reported from station: 81 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.322phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.5%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.65%
sand99.1%
Biochemical
all pigments7.69µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a5.2µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a5.2µg 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.55µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt1µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium70µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper32.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron27500µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese252µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel30µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead97.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc137.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron