Zonal features of the formation of water chemistry in small lakes in European Russia

Abstract

Appreciable observational data were used to reveal zonal features of the formation of the chemical composition of waters in small lakes on the territory of European Russia along a transect from tundra to the arid zone. Inter-zonal variability in the parameters of the chemical composition of waters is determined. Zonal differentiation according to hydrochemical parameters is substantiated. The main differentiating elements of the chemical composition of waters in different natural-climatic zones are distinguished. The contribution of the main natural and anthropogenic factors, determining the present-day processes of water formation is analyzed. Different degrees of the effect of non-zonal factors (including anthropogenic ones) on the formation of the chemical composition of lake waters in the humid and arid zones are demonstrated.