thermal pollution
noun
: the discharge of heated liquid (such as wastewater from a factory) into natural waters at a temperature harmful to the environment
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The researchers say underground climate change has been linked to shifts in plant growth and thermal pollution of groundwaters.
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Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2023
One form of pollution is thermal pollution, Whittie said.
—Erika Butler, baltimoresun.com, 27 Nov. 2019
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Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2023
One form of pollution is thermal pollution, Whittie said.
—Erika Butler, baltimoresun.com, 27 Nov. 2019
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“Thermal pollution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thermal%20pollution. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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