NSBS Station details

ICES 23

Position: 53°N 2°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 23 GENT 23
Number of taxa reported from station: 78 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1.889phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.25%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.475%
sand99.4%
Biochemical
all pigments0.52µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.19µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.19µg 5cm-3
protein0.906mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.16µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt45.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium74.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper22.6µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron68985µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese2446µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel31.1µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead124.4µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc214.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron