«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «NAUKI O ZEMLE»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «EARTH SCIENCES»
ISSN 2073-3402 (Print)

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Hydrochemical Study of Bezymyanny Hydrogen Sulfide Spring (Pribaikalsky District, Republic of Buryatia)

Author(s)
V. V. Khakhinov, T. G. Banzaraktsaeva, I. D. Ulzetueva, K. S. Lesnikov, D. D. Tsyrenova, B. N. Bazhenov, V. A. Khutoryansky
Abstract
A hydrochemical study of the mineral hydrogen sulfide spring Bezymyanny, located on the coast of Lake Baikal in the Baikal region of the Republic of Buryatia, was carried out. Using the methods of liquid and gas-liquid mass spectrometry, the composition of allotropes of sulfur and organic polysulfides of the source, microbial mats and in their environment was studied. Polysulfides were monitored using previously developed concentration methods using solid-phase extraction and sulfur analysis in natural sulfide mineral waters. During the reduction of sulfates and the subsequent metabolism of hydrogen sulfide, various forms of sulfur are found in bottom sediments - sulfide, elemental, organic, sulfites and thiosulfates. The process of microbiological sulfate reduction is the main mechanism for the formation of reduced sulfur compounds. The presence of organic polysulfides simultaneously with elemental sulfur and hydrogen sulfide suggests that they are active balneological components of hydrogen sulfide mineral waters. The presence of a significant amount of hexasulfur in the water of microbial mats was observed compared to octasulfur in the source.
About the Authors

Khakhinov Vyacheslav Viktorovich, Doctor of Sciences (Chemical), Professor, Head, Department of Ecology and Nature Management, Buryat State University, 24a, Smolin st., Ulan-Ude, 670000, Russian Federation, e-mail: khakhinov@mail.ru

Banzaraktsaeva Tuyana Gennadievna, Candidate of Sciences (Biology), Senior Research Scientist, Institute of General and Experimental Biology SB RAS, 6, Sakhyanova st., Ulan-Ude, 670034, Russian Federation, e-mail: tuyana_banz@mail.ru

Ulzetueva Irina Dabaevna, Candidate of Sciences (Geography), Senior Research Scientist, Baikal Institute of Nature Management SB RAS, 6, Sakhyanova st., Ulan-Ude, 670034, Russian Federation, e-mail: idulz@mail.ru

Lesnikov Konstantin Sergeevich, Undegraduate, Buryat State University, 24a, Smolin st., 670000, Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation, e-mail: kostya.lesnikov.01@mail.ru

Tsyrenova Dulma Dorzhievna, Candidate of Sciences (Biology), Senior Research Scientist, Baikal Institute of Nature Management SB RAS, 6, Sakhyanova st., Ulan-Ude, 670034, Russian Federation, e-mail: baldanovad@rambler.ru

Bazhenov Boris Nikolaevich, Candidate of Sciences (Chemistry), Associate Professor, Research Scientist, Irkutsk State University, 1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation, e-mail: scorpio1956@mail.ru

Khutoryanskiy Vitaliy Arkadievich, Candidate of Sciences (Chemistry), Associate Professor, Research Scientist, Irkutsk State University, 1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation, e-mail: hutor@chem.isu.ru

For citation
Khakhinov V.V., Banzaraktsaeva T.G., Ulzetueva I.D., Lesnikov K.S., Tsyrenova D.D., Bazhenov B.N., Khutoryansky V.A. Hydrochemical Study of Bezymyanny Hydrogen Sulfide Spring (Pribaikalsky District, Republic of Buryatia). The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Earth Sciences, 2025, vol. 51, pp. 91-106. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3402.2025.51.91 (in Russian)
Keywords
hydrogen sulfide waters, polysulfides, sulfur, hexasulfur, microorganisms, sulfate reduction.
UDC
615.838.97+615.327+543.054.2+543.053+543.31(571.54)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3402.2025.51.91
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