NSBS Station details

ICES 123

Position: 56°N 2°W (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: WIME123
Number of taxa reported from station: 123 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.396phi
clay (< 2 micron)7%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)12%
sand84%
Biochemical
all pigments12.35µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.7µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.7µg 5cm-3
protein24.022mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon6.06%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.21µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt11.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium82.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper30µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron31875µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese291µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel43.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead88.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc137.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron