Thermal pollution definition causes effects and prevention
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Many types of pollution are very straightforward. Air pollution is the pumping of gases and particles that cause harm into the air. Water pollution is any type of activity that leads our drinking water sources to become contaminated.
Thermal pollution is lesser-known. In thermal pollution, human activity causes a body of water to increase or decrease in temperature, though in the majority of cases it is a temperature increase. This increase or decrease can be thought of in much the same way as our introductory scenario. In some cases, the shift only changes life slightly. In others, it's game over.
Causes
There are a few leading causes of thermal pollution, but the cause that scientists are most focused on is electricity-generating power plants. In most cases, power plants burn some sort of fuel to make heat. This heat is then used to generate electricity. Not all the heat can be captured in this process, though, and it must be taken care of somehow.
Often, a body of water, either natural or built specifically for the power plant, is used to cool down this heat; however, it's only considered thermal pollution if a natural body of water is used. Pipes take heated water out of the power plant and into the body of water, cooling the power plant in the process. The really bad part is that all power plants that use some sort of fuel have the potential to cause thermal pollution. This includes coal and nuclear, the two primary fuel-based power plants.
Although power plants are the main culprit, other human-run facilities are also responsible for thermal pollution. Many manufacturing plants use nearby bodies of water to cool the machinery inside. Sometimes, this leads to significant thermal pollutio
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Thermal pollution is lesser-known. In thermal pollution, human activity causes a body of water to increase or decrease in temperature, though in the majority of cases it is a temperature increase. This increase or decrease can be thought of in much the same way as our introductory scenario. In some cases, the shift only changes life slightly. In others, it's game over.
Causes
There are a few leading causes of thermal pollution, but the cause that scientists are most focused on is electricity-generating power plants. In most cases, power plants burn some sort of fuel to make heat. This heat is then used to generate electricity. Not all the heat can be captured in this process, though, and it must be taken care of somehow.
Often, a body of water, either natural or built specifically for the power plant, is used to cool down this heat; however, it's only considered thermal pollution if a natural body of water is used. Pipes take heated water out of the power plant and into the body of water, cooling the power plant in the process. The really bad part is that all power plants that use some sort of fuel have the potential to cause thermal pollution. This includes coal and nuclear, the two primary fuel-based power plants.
Although power plants are the main culprit, other human-run facilities are also responsible for thermal pollution. Many manufacturing plants use nearby bodies of water to cool the machinery inside. Sometimes, this leads to significant thermal pollutio
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