Table 1. Solubility of O2 in water in equilibrium with air 760 mm Hg pressure and 100% relative humity fom Montgomery, Thom and Cockburn (1964) Temperature of sample C Solubility mg/l Temperature of sample C Solubility mg/l 0 14.63 18 9.64 1 14.23 19 9.27 2 13.84 20 9.08 3 13.46 21 8.91 4 13.11 22 8.73 5 12.77 23 8.57 6 12.45 24 8.42 7 12.13 25 8.26 8 11.84 26 8.12 9 11.55 27 7.97 10 11.28 28 7.84 11 11.02 29 7.70 12 10.77 30 7.57 13 10.53 31 7.45 14 10.29 32 7.33 15 10.07 33 7.21 16 9.86 34 7.09 17 9.65 35 6.98 _______________________________________________________________________ If the barometric pressure at the time of sampling is not 760 mm Hg then the saturation values at the actual pressure will differ from those given in the table according to the formula: Sx = SPx 760 where: Sx= Solubility at pressure Px S = Solubility at 760 mm Hg Px= Observed pressure im mm Hg It is therefore necessary in accurate work, to note the barometer reading at the time of sampling. For less accurate work the average barometric pressure may be estimated from the altitude (Table 8.2) Table 2. Variation of mean atmospheric pressure with altitude (Dussart and Francis-Bocuf (1949) Altitude Average Factor Altitude Average Factor atmospheric atmospheric pressure pressure (mm Hg) (mm Hg) _______________________________________________________________________ 0 760 1.00 1300 647 1.17 100 750 1.01 1400 639 1.19 200 741 1.03 1500 631 1.20 300 732 1.04 1600 623 1.22 400 723 1.05 1700 615 1.24 500 714 1.06 1800 608 1.25 600 705 1.08 1900 601 1.26 700 696 1.09 2000 594 1.28 800 687 1.11 2100 587 1.30 900 679 1.12 2200 580 1.31 1000 671 1.13 2300 573 1.33 1100 663 1.15 2400 566 1.34 1200 655 1.16 2500 560 1.36 _______________________________________________________________________