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thermal pollution

n.

Industrial 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 pollution - harm to lakes and rivers resulting from the release of excessive waste heat into them

pollution - undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

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