Thermal pollution in rivers due to cooling water from power plants and implications for system resilience to future changeTools Du, Tianyang (2024) Thermal pollution in rivers due to cooling water from power plants and implications for system resilience to future change. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.
AbstractThermal effluents discharged from power plant cooling systems can cause abrupt changes in water temperature and impose substantial thermal stress on aquatic organisms. Substantial efforts have been made to alleviate thermal stress by improving legal regulations and treating effluent using new technologies such as combined cycle gas turbine and recirculating cooling. However, riverine thermal pollution from cooling systems remains a concern due to rapid and continued expansion of thermal power plants globally. In addition, the impact of thermal effluents on rivers has been poorly studied because of limited data availability and accuracy. This thesis aimed to evaluate the impact of thermal pollution from power plants on rivers and aquatic life across different spatial and temporal scales.
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