NSBS Station details

ICES 159

Position: 56°45'N 1°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: BREM159
Number of taxa reported from station: 65 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.396phi
clay (< 2 micron)5.3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)14.55%
sand82.4%
Biochemical
organic carbon7.18%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.06µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt7.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium93.8µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper27.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron31375µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese287µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel48.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead76.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc137.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron