4.1. Basic inorganic chemical analysis
Major chemical properties of the studied water samples are listed in Table 1. The river–lake systems are different in terms of mineral prop- erties, with TDS ranging from 0.15 to 6.38 g L−1 and from 0.07 to 1.71 g L− 1 for the Baydrag–Böön Tsagaan System and the Shargalyuut/ Tuyn–Orog System, respectively. In the sampling area where permafrost