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How does returning warm water to rivers affect the downstream?
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∙ 15y ago
You're talking about rivers close to production facilities that have their own mini power plants, nuclear power plants, or other areas that have a need to cool really hot stuff. It's bad for warm or hot water to enter into the river system because warmer water holds less oxygen than cold water. The hotter the water becomes the less oxygen it can hold. This is especially bad for the organisms living within the river that can't survive below a certain oxygen level. There will still be oxygen present in the water. It's just that level of oxygen in the water will lessen as the water becomes warmer. This sudden change in temperature is known as temperature pollution.
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downstream Resources: research and I'm smart as hell :P
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