Table 2 Elemental composition in bottom sediments and the benthos microbial community of Zavarzin.

Ca

%

0.15

0.2

1.7

1.4

~*

2

-

Na

%

0.1

0.08

1.2

1.2

~

1

-

K

%

0.25

0.28

1.9

0.85

~

3

-

Sc

ppm

1.8

1.4

17.0

17.1

~

n.d.

-

Ti

%

0.04

0.03

0.90

0.90

~

6

-

V

ppm

< 0.05

< 0.05

160

113

~

3

-

Cr

ppm

< 3

< 2

7.5

9

~

4

-

Mn

ppm

6

3

89

94

~

2

-

Fe

%

0.4

0.3

5.0

4.6

~

5

-

Co

ppm

1.3

0.9

13.5

13.3

~

4

-

Ni

ppm

10.0

7.5

11.5

12.2

~

5

-

Cu

ppm

17.7

19.2

24.5

38.0

13.5

5

5

Zn

ppm

22.5

20.5

66.0

60.5

~

2

-

Ga

ppm

5.6

5.0

19.2

16.5

~

5

-

Ge

ppm

< 0.05

< 0.05

2.4

< 0.05

~

2

-

As

ppm

27

16

52

122

70

3

4

Se

ppm

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

0.7

0.7

2

3

Br

ppm

7.9

8.7

4.0

82.5

78.5

2

3

Rb

ppm

0.4

0.5

21.5

9.5

~

2

-

Sr

ppm

13.5

10.6

280.0

154.0

~

2

-

Y

ppm

3.2

2.4

22.6

25.0

~

6

-

Zr

ppm

17.0

10.3

141.5

154.5

~

6

-

Nb

ppm

0.4

0.5

3.4

3.2

~

6

-

Mo

ppm

0.25

0.28

1.40

1.45

~

4

-

Ag

ppm

0.42

0.35

0.30

0.30

~

4

-

Cd

ppm

0.20

0.40

0.70

0.45

~

5

-

Sn

ppm

0.55

1.15

1.50

1.90

~

5

-

Sb

ppm

3.4

0.4

1.4

3.0

1.6

5

5

Te

ppm

0.34

< 0.05

< 0.05

0.27

~

5

-

I

ppm

0.34

0.32

0.93

0.20

~

2

-

Cs

ppm

0.4

0.2

1.3

1.55

~

2

-

Hg

ppm

190

163

20

1300

1280

5

6

Pb

ppm

2.7

3.8

10.5

11.7

~

4

-

Th

ppm

0.3

n.d.

1.5

1.5

~

6

-

U

ppm

0.05

1.4

2.55

0.675

~

5

-