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Lake Pyasino (russian: Пясино) is a large freshwater lake in Krasnoyarsk Krai, north-central part of Russia. It is located at and has an area of 735 km². Many rivers empty into the lake, including the Ambarnaya. Water from the lake emerges as the river Pyasina. Pyasino freezes up in October and stays icebound until June.


Environmental pollution

As the recipient of polluted wastewater from Norilsk Nickel's metallurgical plants, it is almost completely devoid of fish.
Environmental studies Environmental studies is a multidisciplinary academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment. Environmental studies connects principles from the physical sciences, commerce/economics, the humanities, and social ...
has been performed and comparative analysis of the data on heavy metal concentrations, namely Cu, Ni, Zn, Cd and Hg, in fish ( burbot),
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lichen A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.periphyton, hydric soils and snow in vicinity of Norilsk and further out in the most northern parts of the Taymyr Peninsula completed. Heavy metal concentrations in burbot liver were highest in Lake Pyasino compared to other study regions that were more than 100 km away.Zhulidov, A.V., Robarts, R.D., Pavlov, D.F. et al
Long-term changes of heavy metal and sulphur concentrations in ecosystems of the Taymyr Peninsula (Russian Federation) North of the Norilsk Industrial Complex
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment volume 181, 539–553 (2011)


See also

*Norilsk oil spill


References

Lakes of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Pyasino {{KrasnoyarskKrai-geo-stub