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Percent Saturation of Dissolved Oxygen: Solubility: Amount of DO That Distilled

The document provides instructions for determining the percent saturation of dissolved oxygen in water using a dissolved oxygen and temperature chart. It explains that you take the water temperature, find the corresponding value on the temperature scale, then take the dissolved oxygen reading and find the corresponding value on the lower scale. A line is drawn between these two values, and where it crosses the middle "saturation scale" is the percent saturation. The example provided determines the percent saturation is around 72% for a stream with a temperature of 13C and dissolved oxygen of 7.6 mg/L.

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Percent Saturation of Dissolved Oxygen: Solubility: Amount of DO That Distilled

The document provides instructions for determining the percent saturation of dissolved oxygen in water using a dissolved oxygen and temperature chart. It explains that you take the water temperature, find the corresponding value on the temperature scale, then take the dissolved oxygen reading and find the corresponding value on the lower scale. A line is drawn between these two values, and where it crosses the middle "saturation scale" is the percent saturation. The example provided determines the percent saturation is around 72% for a stream with a temperature of 13C and dissolved oxygen of 7.6 mg/L.

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Percent Saturation of Dissolved Oxygen

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Determine water temperature in degrees C and find the value on the temperature scale.
F to C conversion: [(F 32) x 5] 9
Determine dissolved oxygen (DO) and find the value on the lower scale (Note: you result can be in mg/L or ppm).
Using a straight edge (ruler, piece of paper etc.) draw a line from the temperature value to the dissolved oxygen value. The point
at which the line crosses the middle (saturation scale) is the percent saturation of oxygen.
Solubility: Amount of DO that distilled
water can hold at a given temperature

Example: Determine
thethe
percent
saturationsofofdissolved
dissolved oxygen
in in
a stream
givengiven
the following
Example:
Determine
% saturation
oxygen
a stream
the
C;
Dissolved
oxygen
7.6
mg/L
(Answer
~
72%)
information:
Temperature
13
following information: Temperature (13 C); DO (7.6 mg/L). Using the monogram
above your answer would be about 72 - 75 depending on your line. Another method is
pH and aquatic organisms
to divide 7.6 by 10.6, which is the 100% solubility at 13 C, then multiply by 100. Your
answer would be 71.7.

Mayflies
Stoneflies
Caddisflies
Crayfish
Snails, clams and mussels
Rainbow trout

5-8
5-8
4-8
5-8
6-9
5-9

Brown trout
Brook trout
Yellow perch
Smallmouth bass
Bluegill, Pumpkinseed etc.
Fathead minnow

5-9
4-8
4-8
5-8
5-8
6-8

Temp. (C)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
> 90
Excellent

89 - 75
Good

Carp
Catfish
Bullfrog
Wood frog
Toad
Spotted salamander

Information adapted from: Water, Water Everywhere: Water Quality Factors Reference Unit, HACH Inc.

Solubility (mg/L)
14.6
14.2
13.8
13.5
13.1
12.8
12.5
12.2
11.9
11.6
11.3
11.1
10.9
10.6
10.4
10.2
10.0
9.8
9.6
9.4
9.2
9.0
8.9
8.7
8.6
8.4
8.2
8.1
7.9
7.8
7.7
74 - 60
Fair

< 60
Poor

WVs aquatic
life standard
for pH is
6-9

5-9
5-9
5-8
4-8
4-8
5-8

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