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Lake Baikal

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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LAKE BAIKAL

WORLD'S OLDEST AND DEEPEST LAKE
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RICH IN BIODIVERSITY

HOSTS 1,085 SPECIES OF PLANTS & 1,550 SPECIES & VARIETIES OF ANIMALS.
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UNIQUE

More than 80% of the animals are endemic.
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Baykalsk Pulp and Paper Mill
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Baykalsk Pulp and Paper Mill

  • Made in 1996, directly on the shoreline
  • Bleached paper with chlorine
  • Threw waste into Baikal
  • Decades of protest
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LAKE BAIKAL

  • High air pollution
  • High DDT levels, continued use of toxin by China
  • Centuries to biodegrade
Photo by aguscr
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SELENGA RIVER

  • Main inlet to Baikal
  • Sediment and waste (human & industrial)
  • Decreased spawning rates of delicate omul (endemic)
  • Coal burning plants contribute to acid rain
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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WHATS BEING DONE

  • In April 1987, Soviet Union issued a decree to protect Lake
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural organization
  • Classify Lake as national treasure of the world
  • Offers international protection
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"CONSPIRACY"

MONSTERS & ALIENS
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"CONSPIRACY"

  • Vessels are going missing
  • Odd Circles in Ice: Aliens 😱
  • Sea monster, mutated from pollution

Krupa Sajan