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How many of the following statements regarding thermal pollution are INCORRECT?
Heated wastewaters flowing out of electricity-generating units, e.g., thermal power plants, constitute an important category of pollutants.
Thermal wastewater eliminates or reduces the number of organisms sensitive to high temperatures.
It may enhance the growth of plants and fish in extremely cold areas but, only after causing damage to the indigenous flora and fauna.
Thermal wastewater increases the number of organisms sensitive to high temperatures.
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Waste water with higher temperature form part of the water pollutants as thermal water pollution leads to death or reduction in number of organisms that are sensitive to high temperature. In cold areas, the heated water will raise the temperature and provide favourable temperature to the cold-blooded organisms that will increase their metabolism and growth but the flora and fauna of the region will be drastically affected due to high consumption.
