 Clean up any litter that you find. Litter like pop cans, plastic, and other items can kill marine life and birds and cause ocean acidification. By making sure that you don’t litter and by picking up litter that you find along roads or near bodies of water, you’ll be cutting down on pollution.

Underwater pollution is a serious problem in today’s world, but you can help reduce pollution by following simple guidelines like the ones listed above. Water pollution ultimately affects us all in the quality of our drinking water and the availability of seafood and water recreation among other things.