NSBS Station details

ICES 169

Position: 57°N 1°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: BREM169
Number of taxa reported from station: 76 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.351phi
clay (< 2 micron)4.6%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)9.7%
sand88%
Biochemical
all pigments14.62µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.75µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.75µg 5cm-3
protein24.108mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon7.25%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.08µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt7.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium78.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper31.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron27750µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese331µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel50µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead95µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc132.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron