NSBS Station details

ICES 160

Position: 56°45'N 2°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: BREM160
Number of taxa reported from station: 63 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.943phi
clay (< 2 micron)1.4%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)2.1%
sand96.8%
Biochemical
organic carbon9.06%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.05µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt12.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium122.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper26.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron36500µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese561µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel52.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead177.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc173.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron