NSBS Station details

ICES 143

Position: 56°15'N 6°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: HELG143
Number of taxa reported from station: 82 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.442phi
clay (< 2 micron)6.9%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)15.65%
sand80.8%
Biochemical
all pigments34.66µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a18.68µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a18.68µg 5cm-3
protein10.918mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon3.22%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.16µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt13.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium86.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper38.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron43500µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese356µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel40µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead123.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc196.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron