NSBS Station details

ICES 196

Position: 58°N 5°E (map)
Depth: not measured
Description: KING196
Number of taxa reported from station: 87 (list)

Sediment properties

Granulometry
median (phi-units)3.396phi
clay (< 2 micron)4.2%
silt (>2, < 63 micron)10.3%
sand87.6%
Biochemical
all pigments10.53µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.4µg 5cm-3
chlorophyll a2.4µg 5cm-3
protein21.87mg gamma-globuline-equivalents 5cm-3
organic carbon5.82%
Heavy metals
cadmium0.57µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cobalt12.5µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
chromium71.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
cupper45µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
iron28375µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
manganese259µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
nickel53.7µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
lead116.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron
zinc176.2µg/g sediment in fraction < 2 micron