thermal pollution

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thermal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈθɜː.məl/us
/ˈθɝː.məl/
connected ...
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pollution
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈluː.ʃən/us
/pəˈluː.ʃən/
damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances ...
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Both variables were related with the distance from the wastewater discharges, suggesting thatthermalpollutionconstrains the decomposition rate within the inner bay.
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An energy policy based on centralized production generating majorthermalpollutionis certainly not going to do anything to help maintain water quality.
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This refers tothermalpollutionand to the waste of energy, particularly in relation to the generation of electricity.
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A common cause ofthermalpollutionis the use of water as a coolant by power plants and industrial manufacturers.
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This reuse of heat reduces the amountthermalpollutiondischarged to a nearby fjord.
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Thermalpollutionof rivers, estuaries and coastal waters is a consideration when siting such plants.
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The latter process can causethermalpollutionof the receiving waters.
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Pollution includes discharged solutes (chemical pollution) and discharged coolant water (thermalpollution).
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One of his specific environmental concerns isthermalpollutionfrom electric power generation.
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Chemical, industrial andthermalpollution, especially as a byproduct of the burgeoning steel industry after the 1890s, continued to degrade the environment.
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Processes that threaten the plant include eutrophication, dredging, turbidity, andthermalpollution.
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Biorock can enable coral growth and regrowth even in the presence of environmental stress such asthermalpollution, i.e. increasing water temperatures.
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The nuclear industry... gradually and reluctantly took action to reducethermalpollutionby building cooling towers or ponds for plants on inland waterways.
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Thermalpollutionfrom runoff can be controlled by storm water management facilities that absorb the runoff or direct it into groundwater, such as bioretention systems and infiltration basins.
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