NSBS Station details

ICES 98

Position: 55°15'N 4°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 98 WILH 98
Number of taxa reported from station: 71 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1.837phi
clay (< 2 micron)4.4%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)6%
sand91.3%
Biochemical
all pigments9.2µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.07µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.07µg 5cm-3
organic carbon5.73%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.23µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt13.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium83.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper31.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron38625µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese337µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel50µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead107.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc171.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron