NSBS Station details

ICES 139

Position: 56°15'N 2°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ139 BREM139
Number of taxa reported from station: 82 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.786phi
clay (< 2 micron)2.4%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)3.9%
sand94.8%
Biochemical
all pigments16µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a4.82µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a4.82µg 5cm-3
protein21.914mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon8.97%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.25µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt12.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium110µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper26.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron37750µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese489µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel47.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead198.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc166.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron