AP Environmental Science / Unit 8: Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution
8.6 Thermal Pollution
Notes
Warm water discharged from power plants and factories lowers dissolved oxygen (warm water holds less $\mathrm{O_2}$) and can cause thermal shock in fish.
Practice
Warm water holds:
Gas solubility drops with temperature.
A common source of thermal pollution:
Heated discharge.
Thermal shock is:
Organisms can't adjust quickly.
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