NSBS Station details

ICES 170

Position: 57°N 2°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: BREM170
Number of taxa reported from station: 82 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.458phi
clay (< 2 micron)4.2%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)12.4%
sand85.6%
Biochemical
organic carbon7.77%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.08µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt8.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium91.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper30µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron33500µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese416µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel48.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead128.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc143.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron