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ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Cooling ponds
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Cooling towers
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More efficient electricity generating plants
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All the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Thermal pollution can be controlled by passing the heated water through a large shallow cooling pond into which hot water is pumped and a cooling tower after it leaves the condenser.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thermal pollution of lakes and rivers can be eliminated by the use of air cooled systems. These can be arranged in many ways. The simplest solution is to use a “cooling pond”, i.e. a specially made pond or lake from which heat is dissipated by evaporation from the water surface.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cooling Ponds. Cooling ponds or reservoirs are the simplest methods of controlling thermal discharges. Cooling Towers. Artificial Lake. Water Recycling. Other Applications.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nuclear Power Plant. Coal-fired power Plant. Industrial Effluents. Domestic Sewage. Hydro-electric power. Thermal Power Plant. 22-Feb-2018