NSBS Station details

ICES 78

Position: 54°45'N 3°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 78
Number of taxa reported from station: 84 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.396phi
clay (< 2 micron)2.4%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)4.4%
sand95.4%
Biochemical
all pigments44.46µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a21.04µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a21.04µg 5cm-3
protein8.748mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon4.37%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.33µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt15µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium73.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper25µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron41875µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese360µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel43.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead136.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc157.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron