NSBS Station details

ICES 117

Position: 55°45'N 2°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ117 WILH117
Number of taxa reported from station: 106 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.474phi
clay (< 2 micron)5.6%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)14.6%
sand82.6%
Biochemical
all pigments7.64µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.05µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.05µg 5cm-3
organic carbon6.73%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.17µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt12.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium96.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper26.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron31875µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese260µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel51.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead103.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc150µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron