NSBS Station details

ICES 126

Position: 56°N 1°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: BREM126
Number of taxa reported from station: 63 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.889phi
clay (< 2 micron)2%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)2.8%
sand95.8%
Biochemical
all pigments12.34µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.02µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.02µg 5cm-3
protein8.466mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.19µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt12.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium100µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper26.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron29375µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese313µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel48.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead96.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc138.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron