Meaning THERMAL POLLUTION
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THERMAL POLLUTIONPollution thermique
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THERMAL POLLUTIONDischarge of heated water from industrial processes into a waterway or body of water in quantities that can harm plant or animal life in the water. One of the forms of pollution specifically address [..]
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THERMAL POLLUTIONGenerally, the discharge of water heated by industrial processes into natural water bodies. Also, the "waste heat" generated by industrial processes, such as those associated with petrochemi [..]
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THERMAL POLLUTIONa temperature rise that threatens an ecosystem, particularly one in which organisms breed or give birth.
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THERMAL POLLUTIONPollution by heated water. thermal stratification
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THERMAL POLLUTIONa reduction in water quality caused by increasing its temperature, often due to disposal of waste heat from industrial or power generation processes. Thermally polluted water can harm the environment because plants and animals can have a hard time adapting to it.
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THERMAL POLLUTIONDischarge of heated water from industrial processes in receiving surface water, causing death or injury of aquatic organisms.
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THERMAL POLLUTIONThe addition of heat to a body of water that may change the ecological balance.
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THERMAL POLLUTIONDischarge of heated water from industrial processes that can kill or injure aquatic organisms.
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THERMAL POLLUTIONDischarge of heated water from industrial processes that can kill or injure aquatic organisms.
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THERMAL POLLUTIONA reduction in water quality caused by increasing its temperature, often due to disposal of waste heat from industrial or power generation processes. Thermally polluted water can harm the environment [..]
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THERMAL POLLUTIONIndustrial discharge of heated water into a river, lake, or other body of water, causing a rise in temperature that endangers aquatic life.
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THERMAL POLLUTIONan increase in air or water temperature caused by heat from man-made sources.
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THERMAL POLLUTIONan increase in air or water temperature that disturbs the climate or ecology of an area.
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THERMAL POLLUTIONthe increase in temperature of a body of water due to the discharge of water used as a coolant in industrial processes or power production; can cause serious damage to aquatic life.
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THERMAL POLLUTIONThe raising of the temperature of part of the environment by the discharge of substances whose temperature is higher than the ambient.
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THERMAL POLLUTIONAn increase in environmental temperature sufficient to result in ecological change.
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