NSBS Station details

ICES 185

Position: 57°30'N 7°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: KING185
Number of taxa reported from station: 114 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1.737phi
clay (< 2 micron)2%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)2.3%
sand96.7%
Biochemical
all pigments9.88µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.27µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.27µg 5cm-3
protein5.224mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon4.85%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.37µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt12.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium78.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper42.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron41625µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese914µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel31.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead156.3µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc173.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron