alleryStart learning →Heated coolant water from power plants causes what pollution?
AVisual pollution
BThermal pollution
CLight pollution
DChemical pollution
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Thermal pollution
Heated water discharged from power plants raises river temperature, which is thermal pollution.
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