thermal pollution

noun

a rise in the temperature of rivers or lakes that is injurious to water-dwelling life and is caused by the disposal of heated industrial waste water or water from the cooling towers of nuclear power plants.

Words nearby thermal pollution

thermal imaging, thermal neutron, thermal neutron analyzer, thermal neutrons, thermal noise, thermal pollution, thermal printer, thermal radiation, thermal reactor, thermal shock, thermal spring

Cultural definitions for thermal pollution

thermal pollution

The dumping of heated gases or heated wastewater (often from electrical generating plants) into the air or water.

notes for thermal pollution

Thermal pollution of the air can affect the weather; thermal pollution of water can threaten plants or animals living in it.