NSBS Station details

ICES 172

Position: 57°N 4°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: BREM172
Number of taxa reported from station: 50 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.556phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.7%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.75%
sand98.9%
Biochemical
Heavy metals
cadmium0.21µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt10.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium117.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper34.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron31609µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese621µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel43.8µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead175.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc140.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron