Talk:Oxygen saturation
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I added the medical sense of the word here and redirected dissolved oxygen here. Maybe these should all be on separate pages, but I didn't think there was enough content to justify 3 pages. Anyone else have thoughts? It would be great if someone could add more content and justify a split. Jmeppley 19:27, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- I think it works well as you set it up. Someday, a split might be justified - Marshman 22:27, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Inconsistent data
The data given for oxygen saturation at various temperatures gives data that is inconsistent with the weiss equation, 3 lines below.
- Do not know what values you are getting for the Weiss equation, but the three sets of parameters give correct (100%) saturation values by the equations I use in my work. Possibly there is a typo in the equation? - Marshman 16:53, 21 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Replaced equation and constants
Someone deleted the Weiss equation, so I replaced it. The constants are correct, and I tested the equation successfully for three values of T. Don't forget that the USGS tables lists DO saturation in mg/L, but the Weiss equation calculates in ml/L. You must multiply the solution from the Weiss equation by 1.4276 to obtain mg/L. -- S.C. Ertman 207.241.202.150 22:31, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
The value for A4 is incorrect. It should be A4 = -21.8492 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.64.82.119 (talk) 21:02, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] dissolved oxygen in water
just a question- what conversion should be used for dissolved oxygen when changing from mg/l to % saturation. kind regards Paul
You would divide your concentration by the saturation concentration, making certain that the units are the same. 216.59.251.240 18:43, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
- Be sure to note the temperature since saturation varies considerably inversely with temperature. wcf Facts are stubborn. Comments? 19:28, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Medical term
Is it my misunderstanding that in abbreviation, oxygen saturation in medicine is referred to as "sats"? If so, then shouldn't this article redirect from sats? I was trying to find out more about it but couldn't get past it. Josh LeePAGE|TALK 15:42, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Shouldn't this be two articles?
Since Oxygen saturation in Medicine and Oxygen saturation in Enviromental science are almost completely different things, shouldn't they be seperate articles? -OOPSIE- 06:06, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
