NSBS Station details

ICES 156

Position: 56°45'N 1°30'W (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: ABER156 WIME156
Number of taxa reported from station: 102 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1.943phi
clay (< 2 micron)1.1%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)1.75%
sand97.1%
Biochemical
all pigments3.98µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.51µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.51µg 5cm-3
protein2.998mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon4.6%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.24µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt10µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium62.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper28.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron24875µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese1736µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel37.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead98.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc177.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron