NSBS Station details

ICES 158

Position: 56°45'N 0°30'E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: BREM158
Number of taxa reported from station: 48 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.837phi
clay (< 2 micron)2.3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)3.25%
sand95.1%
Biochemical
all pigments9.16µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.18µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.18µg 5cm-3
protein17.006mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon7.7%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.1µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt7.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium102.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper32.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron31875µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese491µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel50µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead111.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc141.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron