NSBS Station details

ICES 168

Position: 57°N 0°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: BREM168
Number of taxa reported from station: 54 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.737phi
clay (< 2 micron)2.3%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)2.75%
sand96.1%
Biochemical
all pigments14.02µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.59µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.59µg 5cm-3
protein13.913mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon7.1%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.1µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt1.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium95µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper31.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron31500µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese554µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel51.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead91.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc150µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron