The Present State of Human Impact on Lake Baikal

Five stages of human impact on the lake Baikal are characterised. Physical influence on the lake caused by Irkutsk power plant is described. Chemical pollution due to navigation, tourism, settlements’ waste water, waste discharges to water and atmosphere by Baikal Pulp and Paper Plant, waters coming...

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Main Author: Eugene A. Silow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Siberian Federal University 2013-12-01
Series:Журнал Сибирского федерального университета: Серия Биология
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Online Access:http://elib.sfu-kras.ru/bitstream/2311/10337/1/Silow.pdf