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Hydrogen Sulfide Contamination of Coastal Lakes at Different Stages of Isolation from the White Sea

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The results of studies of four coastal lakes with unique hydrological and hydrochemical structure at different stages of isolation from Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea are reported for 2012–2019. All waterbodies are characterized by a permanent or seasonal stratified structure; as a result, bacterial sulfate reduction and hydrogen sulfide accumulation, toxic for aerobic life forms, become more active under anaerobic conditions. The highest amount of hydrogen sulfide was recorded in Lake Trekhtsvetnoe, which is at the meromictic stage of isolation.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors are grateful to the staff of the White Sea Biological Station, Moscow State University, for help in expeditionary works.

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This study was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (project no. AAAA-A18-118012390167-1) and by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 19-05-00377).

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  1. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arkhangelsk, Russia

    G. N. Losyuk & N. M. Kokryatskaya

  2. Pertsov White Sea Biological Station, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

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Losyuk, G.N., Kokryatskaya, N.M. & Krasnova, E.D. Hydrogen Sulfide Contamination of Coastal Lakes at Different Stages of Isolation from the White Sea. Oceanology 61, 351–361 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001437021020120

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