Nuasjärvi
Nuasjärvi is a medium-sized lake in Kainuu region in northern Finland. It is located in Sotkamo and it belongs to the Oulujoki main catchment area. Nuasjärvi is separated from another lake Rehja with strait Rimpilänsalmi. The lake is near the Vuokatti Ski and Golf Center.
The lake is affected by saline mine water originating nearby Talvivaara Terrafame Ni-Zn mine and the benthic ecosystem is deteriorating due to mine pollution
See also
References
- ^ Rehja-Nuasjärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)
- ^ Luoto, Leppänen, Weckström (December 2019). "Waste water discharge from a large Ni-Zn open cast mine degrades benthic integrity of Lake Nuasjärvi (Finland), Environmental Pollution, 2019, 113268". Environmental Pollution. 255 (Pt 2): 113268. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113268. hdl:10138/334444. PMID 31574392. S2CID 203640462.
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