Seasonal changes in hydrochemical and microbiological indices of Soda Lake Beloye (Western Transbaikalia)

We report results from a hydrochemical and microbiological investigation of Soda Lake Beloye characterized by high pH values (8.30-9.21). It is shown that the water of the lake under investigation is dominated by magnesium, chlorine and hydrocarbonate ions. A study is made of the numbers of different physiological groups of destructive bacteria, the most numerous of which are saprophytic bacteria (up to 10 mil. cells/mm).