Dumpster diving will be like swimming in a lake in 2025. Water pollution is a major problem in today's society. According to the Health and Environment Linkages Initiative, if we continue to pollute our water as we do today, two out of three people in the world could live under water stress. Over the years, water pollution has been a problem and there have been examples in today's society that demonstrate that it is a recurring problem. It may not seem like it, but water pollution affects everyone and everywhere around it, but there are simple solutions we can adopt to solve the challenge. Every day water pollution is an ongoing problem because it kills marine life, causes water contamination and destroys the ecosystem. There are many factors that cause the death of aquatic animals, but three main factors are oil spills, dead zones and waste in the ocean. A single oil spill can cause up to 500 animal deaths. All marine creatures are affected by oil spills. For example, if there was just an oil spill that killed all the small organisms in that area, when the organisms die it will affect the entire food. Fish that eat the small organisms will die because there are no small organisms left and this will continue throughout the food chain. Oil spills form a thick layer of oil on the surface of the water, which can block sunlight and plants will not be able to photosynthesize. Many aquatic animals die due to dead zones. Dead zones occur when wastewater discharge and fertilizer runoff cause a lack of oxygen in the water. When fertilizers enter the water they encourage the growth of algae, this process is called eutrophication. Sometimes algae clogs the gills of fish and when people consume the fish they can get sick... middle of paper... where it is treated before being dumped. Another thing you can do is recycle engine oil. According to the New York Times, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a cleanup plan from Belleville to Newark, which is located in the Passaic River. The cleanup project will be 8 miles long and there are plans to hold a fish exchange. A fish exchange is where they will take out contaminated fish and replace it with clean fish. This project is more global but is still cleaning up polluted water. Water pollution is an ongoing problem that has been occurring for years. There have been examples in the world today that show how harmful water pollution can be. Everyone should want to help solve this problem because it concerns you and the future. In today's society, water pollution is a serious problem. So what is your next step to solve water pollution?.