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Mention the sources responsible for air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, and thermal pollution.

Air pollution chemical and paper factories, brick kilns, refineries and smelting plants, and burning of fossil fuels in big and small factories


Water pollution - paper, pulp, chemical, textile and dyeing, petroleum refineries, tanneries and electroplating industries.


Noise pollution - Industrial and construction activities, machinery, factory equipment, generators, saws, and pneumatic and electric drills.


Thermal pollution - Wastes from nuclear power plants, nuclear and weapon production facilities, dumping of wastes especially glass, harmful chemicals, industrial effluents, packaging, salts, and garbage.


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