TABLE 2.
General data and physicochemical characteristics for the five freshwater lake sediments.
| Kitezh | Long | Mondsee | Slalom | Uruguay | |
| Latitude | 62°11′36″S | 62°12′18″S | 62°10′40″S | 62°11′33″S | 62°11′06″S |
| Longitude | 58°57′58″W | 58°57′59″W | 58°55′50″W | 58°57′03″W | 58°54′40″W |
| Depth (m) | 15.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 17.0 |
| Temperature (°C) | 4.8 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 6.7 |
| DO (mg L–1) | 11.99 | 12.50 | 12.80 | 11.77 | 10.65 |
| pH | 7.96 | 7.38 | 6.97 | 7.09 | 5.88 |
| Conductivity (μS cm–1) | 185 | 303 | 162 | 150 | 128 |
| TOC (%dw) | 3.62 | 2.10 | 0.51 | 0.97 | 5.20 |
| TN (%dw) | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.42 |
| C/N | 14 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 12 |
| Acetate | Nd | Nd | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.57 |
| Propionate | 0.11 | Nd | 0.05 | 0.20 | 3.86 |
| Formate | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 1,76 |
| Phosphate | Nd | Nd | Nd | 0.12 | 0.02 |
| Sulfate | 1.44 | 5.68 | 1.39 | 0.84 | 14.88 |
| Chloride | 0.94 | 3.61 | 1.57 | 0.74 | 15.28 |
| Nitrite | Nd | Nd | Nd | Nd | Nd |
| Nitrate | 0.03 | Nd | Nd | Nd | 0.05 |
| Bromide | Nd | Nd | Nd | Nd | Nd |
| Fluoride | Nd | Nd | Nd | Nd | Nd |
DO, dissolved oxygen. TOC and TN, total organic carbon and total nitrogen respectively (percentages are relative to total dry weight). C/N, ratio of TOC over TN (dimensionless). Concentration of inorganic and organic anions expressed in μg per g of dry weight. Nd, not detected.