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thermal pollution: see water pollution water pollution, contamination of water resources by harmful wastes; see also sewerage , water supply , pollution , and environmentalism .

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thermal pollution [′thər·məl pə′lü·shən]

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The discharge of heated effluent into natural waters that causes a rise in temperature sufficient to upset the ecological balance of the waterway.

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