How does thermal pollution influence water quality?

Organisms survive or thrive in a narrow band of temperatures. As we are concerned about entire food chains, a more sensitive organism that fails may cause depletion of other organisms that had depended on it. read more

Thermal pollution is defined as sudden increase or decrease in temperature of a natural body of water which may be ocean, lake, river or pond by human influence. This normally occurs when a plant or facility takes in water from a natural resource and puts it back with an altered temperature. read more

Thermal pollution is any discharge that will dramatically alter the temperature of a natural water source 48. This pollution commonly comes from municipal or industrial effluents 1. If the temperature of discharge is significantly warmer than the natural water, it can negatively affect water quality. read more