NSBS Station details

ICES 99

Position: 55°15'N 5°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ 99 BREM 99
Number of taxa reported from station: 84 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.252phi
clay (< 2 micron)2.5%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)4.95%
sand93.8%
Biochemical
all pigments12.42µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a5.69µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a5.69µg 5cm-3
protein18.073mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon4.83%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.16µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt15µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium81.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper31.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron41875µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese81.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel42.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead108.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc172.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron