NSBS Station details

ICES 179

Position: 57°30'N 1°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: KIEL179
Number of taxa reported from station: 69 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.943phi
clay (< 2 micron)4.8%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)9.1%
sand88.4%
Biochemical
all pigments20.82µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a5.84µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a5.84µg 5cm-3
protein19.506mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon6.53%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.46µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt7.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium68.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper35µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron23375µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese262µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel46.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead107.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc151.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron