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Soap Lake Siphon 1950
Hydraulic Model Studies 1950
Bulge and Leakage …
Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria in Soap Lake (Washington State), a Meromictic, Haloalkaline Lake with an Unprecedented High Sulfide Content
Spatial and Temporal Patterns in the Microbial Diversity of a Meromictic Soda Lake
Hydrological Controls and Freshening in Meromictic Soap Lake, 1939-2002
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Biologists Uncover New Genus Of Bacteria In Washington Lake
1950’s study of Washington State Lakes for Saline Deposits
Five lakes in the Sun Lakes area of eastern Washington – Deep, Park, Blue, Alkali, and Lenore – were studied to evaluate their trophic status and the impacts of pollutant sources in the watershed. (Note: mentions Soap Lake which was not included in the study.)
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Mineral Water System Plan - Part 1
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY article:
Montana State University collaborators at University of Toledo discovered a strain of algae in eastern Washington’s Soap Lake, which contains high levels of the mineral. Subsequent research showed that the lake's unique environment allows the algae to metabolise carbon dioxide very efficiently while reducing competition from other microbes. According to Fields, alkaline systems with high pH like the lake can produce some of the highest carbon dioxide utilisation rates in nature, which was one of the driving factors to investigate the microorganisms under these conditions.
“These algae are definitely what you’d call extremophiles,” or organisms adapted to extreme environments, Carlson said. “We’re still learning how to fully leverage that.”