Study on heated water and its effect on aquatic invertebrates

Scope of Study: This paper presents a study of the effects of water, heated both naturally and industrially, on invertebrate fauna. This report was compiled by reviewing literature present in the Oklahoma State University Library.Findings and Conclusions: Water, heated both naturally and industrially, greatly limits the number of species that can inhabit it. Even the species -present are not abundant. Heating also changes the chemical characteristics of water. This is also detrimental to the invertebrates present. Very little work has been done on hot springs in the last twenty years. Very few field studies have been conducted on effects of industrial thermal pollution