NSBS Station details

ICES 130

Position: 56°N 5°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ130 BREM130
Number of taxa reported from station: 103 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.059phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.4%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.4%
sand99.1%
Biochemical
all pigments2.77µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.45µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.45µg 5cm-3
protein1.965mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.41µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt5.6µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium122.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper27.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron48231µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese657µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel24.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead139.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc119.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron