NSBS Station details

ICES 21

Position: 52°45'N 4°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: MIDD 21 NIOZ 21 [SM1 raai Egmond]
Number of taxa reported from station: 83 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.322phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.5%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.85%
sand98.9%
Biochemical
all pigments6.69µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.07µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.07µg 5cm-3
protein3.467mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon3.44%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.75µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt20µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium145µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper53.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron35000µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese1055µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel56.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead252.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc758.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron