Concept information

pollution > pollution type > physical pollution > thermal pollution

Preferred term

thermal pollution  

Definition

  • The excessive raising or lowering of water temperature above or below normal seasonal ranges in streams, lakes, or estuaries or oceans as the result of discharge of hot or cold effluents into such water.

Broader concept

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/8442

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