Geochemical features of Kulunda plain lakes (Altay region, Russia)

Geochemical specifics of lake water of the Kulunda Steppe territory (Altay region, Russia) are studied. The results show that in the territory mainly chloride and less soda lakes with sodium compound are developed. It is presented that calcite and soda saturation indexes (SI) of lake water increase...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2016-03, Vol.33 (1), p.12007-12012
Main Authors: Kolpakova, M N, Shvartsev, S L, Borzenko, S V, Isupov, V P, Shatskaya, S S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Barite
Biological activity
Calcite
Chlorides
Evaporation
Freshwater
Geochemistry
Gypsum
Lakes
Minerals
Salinity
Saturation
Sodium compounds
Steppes
Territory
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Summary:Geochemical specifics of lake water of the Kulunda Steppe territory (Altay region, Russia) are studied. The results show that in the territory mainly chloride and less soda lakes with sodium compound are developed. It is presented that calcite and soda saturation indexes (SI) of lake water increase with growth of pH, but decrease in such minerals as gypsum and barite. The opposite situation is typical for SI depending on the salinity. It is revealed that evaporation, secondary mineral formation and various biological processes have the greatest impact on accumulation of elements in solution.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/33/1/012007