NSBS Station details

ICES 121

Position: 55°45'N 6°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: HELG121
Number of taxa reported from station: 42 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.837phi
clay (< 2 micron)1.8%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)5.2%
sand93.8%
Biochemical
all pigments8.58µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.33µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.33µg 5cm-3
protein5.082mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon4.03%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.33µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt17.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium76.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper45µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron44625µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese539µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel37.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead138.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc220µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron