NSBS Station details

ICES 120

Position: 55°45'N 5°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ120 BREM120
Number of taxa reported from station: 99 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.878phi
clay (< 2 micron)6.2%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)16.1%
sand80.8%
Biochemical
organic carbon3.61%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.07µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt13.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium85µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper25µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron39875µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese385µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel38.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead91.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc151.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron