Explain what is meant by thermal pollution and discuss the implications for life if a body of water is affected by thermal pollution

Direct thermal shock creates severe stresses on aquatic ecosystems including depressed dissolved oxygen content, decreased biodiversity and the redistribution of organisms in the local community. Increased water temperatures raises the metabolic rate of aquatic organisms, this escalation of enzyme activity leads to organisms taking in greater quantities of nutrients and gases, hence altering the balance of a species composition which can lead to migration as they adapt to changed thermal conditions. This is fatal for stenothermic organisms, like the Rainbow Trout, that rely on enzyme systems that operate in only narrow temperature ranges.

Process and present information from secondary sources to assess the limitations of calorimetry experiments and design modifications to equipment used

A Calorimeter is an instrument that measures the amount of heat released or absorbed by the contents during a reaction.

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http://www.chem.duke.edu/~bonk/EnvSupp/Chp10/Chp10.html

Jacaranda HSC science : preliminary course by Geoffrey Thickett