NSBS Station details

ICES 19

Position: 52°45'N 2°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: MIDD 19 NIOZ 19 GENT 19
Number of taxa reported from station: 79 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1.737phi
clay (< 2 micron)1.2%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)2%
sand97.3%
Biochemical
all pigments0.56µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.26µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.26µg 5cm-3
protein1.598mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon2.28%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.1µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt37.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium53.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper25µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron59625µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese3571µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel36.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead142.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc200µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron