NSBS Station details

ICES 135

Position: 56°15'N 1°30'W (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: ABER135 WIME135
Number of taxa reported from station: 117 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.012phi
clay (< 2 micron)1%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)2.6%
sand96.5%
Biochemical
all pigments2.65µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.63µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.63µg 5cm-3
protein3.127mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon3.37%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.17µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt11.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium75µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper33.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron22500µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese1564µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel41.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead150µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc208.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron