NSBS Station details

ICES 167

Position: 57°N 1°W (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: ABER167 WIME167
Number of taxa reported from station: 104 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)0.737phi
clay (< 2 micron)1.3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)2.75%
sand96.2%
Biochemical
all pigments9.01µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.15µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.15µg 5cm-3
protein4.113mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon4.08%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.14µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt17.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium53.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper30µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron28375µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese3372µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel53.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead115µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc246.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron