NSBS Station details

ICES 154

Position: 56°30'N 7°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: HELG154
Number of taxa reported from station: 45 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.644phi
clay (< 2 micron)1.3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)2.95%
sand96.3%
Biochemical
all pigments8.8µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.64µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.64µg 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.27µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt23.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium77.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper53.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron46250µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese2885µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel33.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead198.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc232.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron