NSBS Station details

ICES 79

Position: 54°45'N 4°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 79
Number of taxa reported from station: 58 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.943phi
clay (< 2 micron)2.7%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)5.45%
sand93.2%
Biochemical
organic carbon2.93%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.33µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt18.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium71.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper28.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron47125µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese517µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel40µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead107.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc161.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron