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Water quality in rivers and streams can be altered also by an injection of heat that increases the water temperature, giving rise to thermal pollution. Water temperature is, therefore, the significant variable and can be used in the fundamental equation of pollutant transport, in the same way as the concentration of a chemical or biological pollutant. In the mathematical modelling of thermal pollution, the heat sources are key factors for water temperature simulation. Their evaluation requires proper investigation in the environment surrounding the water body.
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Benedini, M., Tsakiris, G. (2013). Thermal Pollution. In: Water Quality Modelling for Rivers and Streams. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 70. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5509-3_16
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