Vol. 22, issue 06, article # 12

Sergeev A. N., Safatov A. S., Agafonov A. P., Andreeva I. S., Arshinov M. Yu., Belan B. D., Buryak G. A., Generalov V. M., Zakharova Yu. R., Lapteva N. A., Ol'kin S. E., Panchenko M. V., Parfenova V. V., Reznikova I. K., Simonenkov D. V., Teplyakova T. V., Ternovoi V. A. The comparison of the presence of chemical and biological markers in the surface microlayer of water areas of health resort zones at Lake Baikal and aerosol of this region. // Optika Atmosfery i Okeana. 2009. V. 22. No. 06. P. 585-594 [in Russian].
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Abstract:

The search of the chemical and biological marker of aerosol originating from the surface microlayer (SML) of water areas of health resort zones at Lake Baikal was performed. The concentrations of Ca, Mg, Na, K, Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn, Al, Ba, Pb, Cd, As, naphthalene, acenaphthene, acenaphthilene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benz(a)anthracene, perilene, benz(b)fluoranthene, benz(a)pyrene,1,2,5,6-dibenz anthracene, benz(ghi) perilene, and total protein in aerosols and water samples collected in the region were experimentally studied. A direct close interrelation was revealed between the concentrations of all chemical elements in aerosol and water samples. The highest concentrations were recorded for Ca, Mg, Na and К. Polymerase chain reaction method was employed to determine a similar interrelation between genetic materials of microorganisms (bacterioplankton) found in water and aerosol. A fully adequate marker reflecting the presence of aerosol generating from SML of Lake Baikal water was not determined.

Keywords:

atmospheric aerosol; chemical and biologic markers; water surface micro-layer