NSBS Station details

ICES 10

Position: 51°45'N 3°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: MIDD 10 NIOZ 10 GENT 10
Number of taxa reported from station: 131 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1.152phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.45%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.675%
sand98.8%
Biochemical
all pigments2.85µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.56µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.56µg 5cm-3
protein1.192mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon3.1%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.83µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt25µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium57.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper25µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron26250µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese5645µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel25µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead178.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc327.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron