NSBS Station details

ICES 118

Position: 55°45'N 3°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ118 BREM118
Number of taxa reported from station: 85 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.474phi
clay (< 2 micron)1.7%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)2.35%
sand97.4%
Biochemical
all pigments9.42µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.93µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.93µg 5cm-3
protein7.313mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon6.54%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.21µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt11.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium102.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper23.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron38375µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese526µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel43.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead180µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc155µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron