NSBS Station details

ICES 119

Position: 55°45'N 4°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ119 BREM119
Number of taxa reported from station: 83 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.943phi
clay (< 2 micron)1.1%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)1.25%
sand97.6%
Biochemical
all pigments6.33µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.72µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.72µg 5cm-3
protein6.017mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon6.93%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.25µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt7.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium92.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper22.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron33250µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese784µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel36.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead155µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc132.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron