Oxygen Saturation Concentration

The amount of oxygen that can be dissolved in water is a function of temperature, concentration of dissolved solids, and atmospheric pressure. An equation developed by APHA (1985) is used to calculate the saturation concentration of dissolved oxygen:

Oxsat=exp[139.34410+1.575701105Twat,K6.642308107Twat,K2+1.2438001010Twat,K38.6219491011Twat,K4]Ox_{sat}=exp[-139.34410+\frac{1.575701*10^5}{T_{wat,K}}-\frac{6.642308*10^7}{T_{wat,K}^2}+\frac{1.243800*10^{10}}{T_{wat,K}^3}-\frac{8.621949*10^{11}}{T_{wat,K}^4}] 7:3.5.3

where OxsatOx_{sat} is the equilibrium saturation oxygen concentration at 1.00 atm (mg O2_2/L), and Twat,KT_{wat,K} is the water temperature in Kelvin (273.15+°\degreeC).

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