NSBS Station details

ICES 149

Position: 56°30'N 2°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: BREM149
Number of taxa reported from station: 53 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.943phi
clay (< 2 micron)3.2%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)6.5%
sand91.4%
Biochemical
organic carbon8.31%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.11µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt7.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium125µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper32.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron36750µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese342µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel52.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead171.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc165µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron