NSBS Station details

ICES 6

Position: 51°30'N 2°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: MIDD 6
Number of taxa reported from station: 57 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1.322phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.4%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.5%
sand99%
Biochemical
all pigments2.55µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.68µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.68µg 5cm-3
protein0.672mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.73µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt43.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium37.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper28.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron28000µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese2720µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel45µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead100µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc160µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron