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Studies of sulphate reduction and rates of sulphide formation were made in the bottom sediments of the alpine lakes Lago Maggiore and Lago Lugano. The stock of sulphide sulphur was found to be 500–1500 mg/l. The rate of sulphate reduction was 1–10 mg S/l/day. Total numbers of bacteria in sediments varied from 0,5 to 5.109 cells/cm3 of wet mud. Chemical analyses of the carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus were also made. The possible influence of pollution on the sulphur cycle in these lakes is discussed.
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Sorokin, J.I. Sulphide formation and chemical composition of bottom sediments of some Italian lakes. Hydrobiologia 47, 231–240 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00039056
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