NSBS Station details

ICES 103

Position: 55°30'N 1°W (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: WIME103
Number of taxa reported from station: 92 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.523phi
clay (< 2 micron)7.6%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)19.2%
sand76.5%
Biochemical
all pigments8.53µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.3µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.3µg 5cm-3
protein29.189mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon6.17%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.11µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt8.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium91.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper30µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron36000µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese336µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel50µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead87.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc141.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron