NSBS Station details

ICES 171

Position: 57°N 3°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: BREM171
Number of taxa reported from station: 50 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.358phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.8%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)1.6%
sand98.1%
Biochemical
Heavy metals
cadmium0.16µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt11.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium111.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper28.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron33000µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese931µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel52.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead163.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc151.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron