NSBS Station details

ICES 127

Position: 56°N 2°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ127 BREM127
Number of taxa reported from station: 105 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.322phi
clay (< 2 micron)5%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)11.1%
sand86.4%
Biochemical
all pigments11.86µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.67µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.67µg 5cm-3
protein25.924mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon8.74%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.29µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt12.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium85µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper26.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron30625µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese364µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel47.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead113.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc156.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron