NSBS Station details

ICES 141

Position: 56°15'N 4°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ141 BREM141
Number of taxa reported from station: 89 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.889phi
clay (< 2 micron)3.3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)3.65%
sand94.6%
Biochemical
all pigments15.34µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a5.67µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a5.67µg 5cm-3
protein15.507mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon8.32%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.32µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt11.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium107.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper23.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron31875µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese249µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel46.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead172.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc155µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron