NSBS Station details

ICES 137

Position: 56°15'N 0°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: BREM137
Number of taxa reported from station: 87 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.857phi
clay (< 2 micron)4.1%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)7.45%
sand90.1%
Biochemical
all pigments10.65µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.73µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.73µg 5cm-3
protein18.997mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon8.08%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.35µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt16.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium67.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper23.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron23750µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese264µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel45µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead73.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc120µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron