GK
ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Question
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The sources of thermal pollution are
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Power plants
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Industrial effluents
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Cooling forests
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All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Thermal pollution is the discharge of heated water into bodies of water. The main contributors to thermal heat pollution are thermal or nuclear power plants; industrial effluents such as petroleum refineries, pulp and paper mills, chemical plants, steel mills and smelters; sewage effluents; and biochemical activity.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main reason of thermal pollution is the heating of the water bodies due to discharges from power plants as hot waters.
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