NSBS Station details

ICES 178

Position: 57°30'N 0°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: KIEL178
Number of taxa reported from station: 72 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)0.667phi
clay (< 2 micron)2.2%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)6.4%
sand92.4%
Biochemical
all pigments12.71µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.99µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.99µg 5cm-3
protein3.918mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon3.98%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.45µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt10µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium57.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper32.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron23125µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese3814µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel57.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead118.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc123.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron