NSBS Station details

ICES 128

Position: 56°N 3°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ128 BREM128
Number of taxa reported from station: 84 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.878phi
clay (< 2 micron)2.8%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)4.7%
sand93.9%
Biochemical
all pigments20.81µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a8.73µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a8.73µg 5cm-3
protein24.189mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon8.23%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.17µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt10µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium106.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper25µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron38000µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese465µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel46.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead175µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc162.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron