NSBS Station details

ICES 140

Position: 56°15'N 3°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: NIOZ140 BREM140
Number of taxa reported from station: 80 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.857phi
clay (< 2 micron)2.3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)3.15%
sand95.5%
Biochemical
all pigments17.18µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a5.61µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a5.61µg 5cm-3
protein18.504mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon9.18%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.23µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt13.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium107.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper27.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron33375µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese334µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel50µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead158.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc172.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron