NSBS Station details

ICES 109

Position: 55°30'N 5°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ109 BREM109
Number of taxa reported from station: 105 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.252phi
clay (< 2 micron)3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)4.1%
sand93.9%
Biochemical
all pigments29.83µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a11.97µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a11.97µg 5cm-3
protein19.202mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon5.93%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.43µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt15µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium91.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper28.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron37500µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese434µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel47.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead126.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc173.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron