NSBS Station details

ICES 108

Position: 55°30'N 4°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ108 WILH108
Number of taxa reported from station: 76 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.252phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.4%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.5%
sand99.3%
Biochemical
all pigments7.65µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a5.26µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a5.26µg 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.8µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt7.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium77.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper40µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron23500µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese235µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel37.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead87.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc115µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron