NSBS Station details

ICES 34

Position: 53°30'N 3°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 34 [SM20 raai Egmond]
Number of taxa reported from station: 77 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.252phi
clay (< 2 micron)3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)5.2%
sand93.3%
Biochemical
all pigments28.88µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a15.69µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a15.69µg 5cm-3
protein20.345mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon3.93%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.64µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt18.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium58.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper28.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron37250µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese429µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel35µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead141.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc185µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron