NSBS Station details

ICES 89

Position: 55°N 5°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: WILH 89 NIOZ 89 [SM58 raai Rottum]
Number of taxa reported from station: 78 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.943phi
clay (< 2 micron)3.2%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)4.3%
sand94.1%
Biochemical
all pigments16.99µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a10.52µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a10.52µg 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.34µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt16.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium70µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper28.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron39500µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese357µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel37.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead116.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc155µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron