Discharges from power stations or heavy industrial plants, especially on lakes and rivers. Heavy traffic in a large urban area. Heavy use of air conditioning in a large urban area
When fuels are used to produce electricity, to heat a building, or to drive vehicles, there is always low quality heat energy rejected in the process. Think about the heat coming out of your car...
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...
Thermal pollution, or overheated water, is often associated with industrial discharges, but also includes the more pervasive problem of stream overheating due to inadequate stormwater management in...
The industrialization of society, the introduction of motorized vehicles, and the explosion of the population, are factors contributing toward the growing air pollution problem.