NSBS Station details

ICES 146

Position: 56°30'N 1°W (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: ABER146 WIME146
Number of taxa reported from station: 78 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.837phi
clay (< 2 micron)2.3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)5.825%
sand92.7%
Biochemical
all pigments5.91µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.27µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.27µg 5cm-3
protein7.718mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon5.87%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.17µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt10µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium82.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper27.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron22750µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese241µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel42.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead75µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc120µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron