Chemical

Natural Baikal water

Artificial Baikal water

Artificial Baikal water with 70μМ silicate

elements

spines of sp.

ends of sp.

central part sp.

spines of sp.

ends of sp.

central part sp.

spines of sp.

ends of sp.

central part sp.

 

Silica (Si)

9-10%

22-33%

27-47%

6.8-27%

9-17%

33-35%

22-23%

30-35%

36-47%

Oxygen (O)

31-32%

43-51%

40-49%

36-47%

38-43%

50-52%

31-33%

44-57%

44-48%

Carbonate(С)

56-58%

16-35%

27-38%

24-56%

37-51%

13-14%

43-46%

20-24%

10-17%

Natrium (Na)

0.6-0.8%

6.2-7.9%

1.2-3.4%

0.5-0.4%

0.79-1.7%

0.8-1.5%

0.3-0.8%

0.3-0.6%

6.5-7.0%

sp. – spicules
Table 3: Composition of chemical elements along the length of growing spicules in primmorphs of L baikalensis using different methods of cultivation.