When the
water temperature at an upper layer part of lakes and marshes and / or gulfs and seas rises due to
solar heat or the like, the density of water is low and it is difficult for the water to mix with high-density water at a lower layer part. This makes it difficult to supply, to the lower layer part, water that abundantly contains
oxygen due to
gas exchange between the
atmosphere and the water surface,
waves, and the like at the upper layer part. Thus, the amount of
oxygen in water decreases, thereby resulting in formation of an
oxygen-poor
water mass and a low-oxygen sea area. Along with the problem of
microplastics, this causes concern about
ecosystem destruction due to deterioration of the environment in terms of
water quality. Further, heat accumulated at the upper layer part can become a cause of disasters and is not effectively used as an
energy source. When the
water temperature at an upper layer part of lakes and marshes and / or gulfs and seas rises due to
solar heat or the like, the density of water is low, but the water contains a large amount of dissolved oxygen. The present invention improves the environment in terms of
water quality by: collecting heat and decreasing the temperature to increase the density; using
wave power and
tidal power to send, to a lower layer part, water that contains a large amount of dissolved oxygen; and increasing the amount of dissolved oxygen at the lower layer part, and in this process, collecting
microplastics.