NSBS Station details

ICES 153

Position: 56°30'N 6°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: HELG153 BREM153
Number of taxa reported from station: 75 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.45%
sand99.4%
Biochemical
all pigments4.19µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.73µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.73µg 5cm-3
protein1.48mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.24µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt31.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium87.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper66.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron48750µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese4946µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel37.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead181.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc257.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron