NSBS Station details

ICES 186

Position: 57°30'N 8°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: KING186
Number of taxa reported from station: 52 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)1.556phi
clay (< 2 micron)0.7%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)0.95%
sand98.7%
Biochemical
all pigments2.15µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.55µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a0.55µg 5cm-3
protein2.847mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon4.33%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.43µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt17.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium60µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper43.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron35125µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese1866µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel30µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead172.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc210µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron