NSBS Station details

ICES 106

Position: 55°30'N 2°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ106 WILH106
Number of taxa reported from station: 101 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.943phi
clay (< 2 micron)3.1%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)4.75%
sand93.7%
Biochemical
all pigments11.16µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a4.5µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a4.5µg 5cm-3
organic carbon5.87%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.26µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt15µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium87.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper30µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron35125µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese465µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel50µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead147.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc153.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron