NSBS Station details

ICES 145

Position: 56°30'N 2°W (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: ABER145 WIME145
Number of taxa reported from station: 122 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.857phi
clay (< 2 micron)1%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)3.9%
sand95.2%
Biochemical
all pigments2.64µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.88µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.88µg 5cm-3
protein3.411mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon3.98%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.11µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt10µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium62.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper31.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron22625µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese1189µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel36.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead86.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc135µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron