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Causes of thermal pollution?

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Discharge of warmed water from power plants and other industrial plants, into rivers and lakes. Discharge of hot combustion gases into the atmosphere. Vehicle exhausts and aircon discharges in cities. More roads and buildings absorbing heat and passing it to the air, mainly in cities.

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