NSBS Station details

ICES 174

Position: 57°N 6°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: HELG174
Number of taxa reported from station: 30 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.059phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.4%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.4%
sand99.6%
Biochemical
organic carbon4.95%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt17.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium106.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper75µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron56500µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese2832µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel28.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead295µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc240µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron