thermal pollution review

inverse

there is a(n) ____ relationship between water temp and oxygen solubility

thermal pollution

when heat is released INTO WATER and has negative effects on the organisms living in that body of water \*\*\*only in aquatic environments

how does thermal pollution in aquatic environments harm fish populations?

as temp. increases, oxygen solubility decreases, making it harder for fish to get the oxygen they need to survive and often resulting in asphyxiation

sources of thermal pollution

power/manufacturing plants -- use cool surface/groundwater, heat to turn turbine, release back into env.

urban stormwater runoff -- heat from blacktop washes off into local water sources

cooling towers/ponds (nuclear power) -- hot steam is released into env. and returns to local surface water