Definition of thermal pollution

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thermal pollution

The term 'thermal pollution' as it applies to the area of water can be defined as 'a 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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