PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL AND MICRIBIOLOGICAL ICE CHARACTERISTICS OF LAKE BELOE
Amounts of carbonates and sulfides, pH and salinity in the ice of Lake Beloye were determined. Distribution of aerobic and anaerobic saprotrophic microorganisms in the ice of Lake Beloye was studied. Common amount of microorganisms reaches 34,810 cells/ml. Amount ofproteolytics in the ice of this lake varies from 10 to 10 <sup>5</sup> cells/ml.