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waste heat

Definition:
Heat derived from the cooling process of electric power generating plants and which can cause thermal pollution of water courses, promoting algal bloom. (Source: MGH)
broader terms
air pollutant
related terms
energy utilisation
  thermal pollution
  waste heat charge
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
WASTES, POLLUTANTS, POLLUTION
Themes:
air
energy
pollution
water
Other relations:
Has exact match
AGROVOC: Waste heat
Wikipedia article
Waste heat
Has close match
UMTHES: Abwärme
Arabic: حرارة المخلفات
Basque: hondar-bero
Bulgarian: Отпадна топлина
Catalan: calor de residus
Chinese: 余热
Croatian: otpadna toplina
Czech: teplo odpadní
Danish: tabsvarme
Dutch: afvalwarmte
English (US): waste heat
Estonian: heitsoojus
Finnish: hukkalämpö, poistolämpö, jätelämpö
French: chaleur résiduelle
German: Abwärme
Greek: απωλεσθείσα (πλεονάζουσα) θερμότητα
Hungarian: hulladékhő
Irish: dramhtheas
Italian: calore di rifiuto
Latvian: siltuma pārpalikums, siltuma zudumi
Lithuanian: perteklinė šiluma
Maltese: sħana bla użu
Norwegian: spillvarme
Polish: ciepło odpadowe
Portuguese: poder calorífero residual
Romanian: căldură reziduală
Russian: отработанное тепло
Slovak: odpadové teplo
Slovenian: odpadna toplota
Spanish: calor de residuos
Swedish: spillvärme
Turkish: atık ısı
Ukrainian: відпрацьоване тепло
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/9085>