NSBS Station details

ICES 72

Position: 54°30'N 7°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: BREM 72
Number of taxa reported from station: 40 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.644phi
clay (< 2 micron)2.2%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)9.4%
sand89.5%
Biochemical
all pigments11.76µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a6.92µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a6.92µg 5cm-3
protein10.691mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon4.77%
Heavy metals
cadmium1.78µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt27.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium82.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper30µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron45750µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese1394µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel32.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead175µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc337.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron