NSBS Station details

ICES 129

Position: 56°N 4°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ129 BREM129
Number of taxa reported from station: 82 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.599phi
clay (< 2 micron)1.5%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)1.65%
sand97.1%
Biochemical
all pigments13.84µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a5.91µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a5.91µg 5cm-3
protein5.03mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon8.24%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.31µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt12.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium102.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper20µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron35375µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese576µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel36.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead185µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc156.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron