[compost_tea] Re: Alaska compost tea

From: elprune <elprune_at_yahoo.com> <elprune_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 18:18:30 -0000

>The measure of oxygen you want to use is oxygen concentration, not
>percent dissolve oxygen. You need above 6 ppm, or 6 mg O2 per L.

Just so we are on the same page:

Dissolved oxygen concentrations are most often reported in units of
milligrams of gas per liter of water - mg/L. (The unit mg/L is
equivalent to parts per million = ppm).

>At sea level, at 72 F, the typical oxygen concentration is around 9
>to 9.5 mg oxygen per L.

That looks like around 100% Oxygen saturation

>If you are reading dissolved oxygen versus dissolved carbon dioxide,
>you should have around 80 to 95% DO.

Streams with 90% Oxygen saturation or above are considered healthy.

Based on that, you would need around 8 ppm, or 8 mg O2 per L. at a
temperature of 72 F. to achieve 90% Oxygen saturation.




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