Environment & Ecology · Thermal Water Pollution
What is a major ecological consequence of thermal pollution caused by discharging heated effluents into natural water bodies?
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- 1Decreased dissolved oxygen capacity and disruption of aquatic life respiration and breeding cycles✓
- 2Inhibition of all aquatic plant growth due to darkness
- 3Profound reduction in atmospheric carbon dioxide absorption
- 4Immediate bioaccumulation of heavy metals in predatory fish
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Decreased dissolved oxygen capacity and disruption of aquatic life respiration and breeding cycles
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