Saturday 20 August 2011

Bio 16 : Thermal Pollution

1, Thermal pollution is the release of excessive heat into environment.

2.The sources of Thermal pollution are :
a. Discharge of hot water from factories, nuclear reaction, and elctric power station.
b.glass building.

3. Electronic factories, electric power stations and nuclear reactors use water as a cooling agent.

4.The water become hot and the rivers or seas causing the temperature of the water to increase.

5.When the temperature of the water is 5 oCabove the normal water temperature, aquatic organisms can die.

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