NSBS Station details

ICES 136

Position: 56°15'N 0°30'W (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: WIME136
Number of taxa reported from station: 62 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.966phi
clay (< 2 micron)2.7%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)6.25%
sand91.9%
Biochemical
all pigments9.1µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.92µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.92µg 5cm-3
protein10.305mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon7.15%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.38µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt10µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium83.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper25µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron26000µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese349µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel51.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead88.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc143.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron