Fish in lakes beside power plants, which use lake water for cooling, are subject to the danger of suffocation as a consequence of "thermal pollution", because _____________________. a. dissolved oxygen decreases as temperature of the lake waters increase b. dissolved oxygen increases in the lake waters c. gas solubility increases as temperature goes up d. the power plant noise disturbs the fish

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Fish in lakes beside power plants, which use lake water for cooling, are subject to the danger of suffocation as a consequence of "thermal pollution", because _____________________.

 
a. dissolved oxygen decreases as temperature of the lake waters increase
b. dissolved oxygen increases in the lake waters
c. gas solubility increases as temperature goes up
d. the power plant noise disturbs the fish
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