NSBS Station details

ICES 157

Position: 56°45'N 0°30'W (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: WIME157
Number of taxa reported from station: 67 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.474phi
clay (< 2 micron)2.1%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)3.65%
sand95.7%
Biochemical
all pigments7.02µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.65µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a1.65µg 5cm-3
protein7.686mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon6.51%
Heavy metals
cadmium3.87µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt11.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium81.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper27.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron30250µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese431µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel55µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead81.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc298.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron