NSBS Station details

ICES 74

Position: 54°45'N 0°30'W (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: WIME 74
Number of taxa reported from station: 63 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.889phi
clay (< 2 micron)3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)3.6%
sand94.4%
Biochemical
all pigments6.06µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.52µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.52µg 5cm-3
organic carbon6.11%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.21µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt21.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium102.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper35µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron46000µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese752µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel50µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead302.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc238.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron