All of the following are common water pollutants that can be damaging to the environment except
nitrogen from fertilizers.
carbon dioxide from combustion.
suspended solids from plowed fields.
heat from industry and power plants.
nitrogen from fertilizers.
carbon dioxide from combustion.
suspended solids from plowed fields.
heat from industry and power plants.
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Heat is not a pollutant, although it can cause environmental damage. Nitrogen in theform of nitrites and nitrates can cause eutrophication and kill aquatic fauna by choking off their oxygen supply. Carbon dioxide can lower the pH of the water and suspended solids also pollute the water.