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Explain why, hot water released by power plants and industries is considered a pollutant.

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Hot water released by power plants and industries is considered a pollutant because when very hot water is discharged in river and lakes, it raises the temperature of the river water. This rise in temperature has an adverse effect on the animals living in it.

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