NSBS Station details

ICES 50

Position: 54°N 3°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 50
Number of taxa reported from station: 86 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1.474phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.4%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.7%
sand99%
Biochemical
all pigments10.46µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a6.7µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a6.7µg 5cm-3
protein3.106mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.59µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt50.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium54.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper36.8µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron54386µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese8360µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel48.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead225.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc200.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron