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Study of the chemical composition of suspended particles in Lake Baikal
Author(s) -
Potyomkina Tatyana G.,
Potyomkin Vladimir L.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
lakes and reservoirs: research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.296
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1440-1770
pISSN - 1320-5331
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1770.2000.00108.x
Subject(s) - chemical composition , microanalysis , electron probe microanalysis , synchrotron radiation , x ray fluorescence , mineralogy , pollution , composition (language) , structural basin , fluorescence , geology , environmental chemistry , geochemistry , chemistry , geomorphology , electron microprobe , physics , optics , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , organic chemistry , biology
Samples of suspended material (solid particles) from Lake Baikal were analysed by using X‐ray fluorescence elemental analysis with the excitation of monochromatized synchrotron radiation (SRXFA, Novosibirsk, Russia) and electron probe X‐ray microanalysis (EPXMA, Antwerp, Belgium). The chemical composition of particles in different depths and basins of the lake is discussed. The chemical composition of the central parts of the lake are stable, but concentrations are higher in the southern basin, which is liable to pollution.