NSBS Station details

ICES 181

Position: 57°30'N 3°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: KING181
Number of taxa reported from station: 40 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)2.322phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.6%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)1.1%
sand98.8%
Biochemical
all pigments8.31µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.42µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a3.42µg 5cm-3
protein3.818mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
Heavy metals
cadmium0.58µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt6.4µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium115.4µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper47.4µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron28333µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese819µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel42.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead221.8µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc194.9µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron