NSBS Station details

ICES 124

Position: 56°N 1°W (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: WIME124
Number of taxa reported from station: 93 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.474phi
clay (< 2 micron)1.6%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)1.9%
sand96.8%
Biochemical
all pigments4.88µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.39µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.39µg 5cm-3
organic carbon6.09%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.17µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt10µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium73.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper28.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron32375µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese1034µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel40µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead163.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc150µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron