NAME LAB DAY/TIME:-- the following questions as they relate to dissolved oxygen

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NAME LAB DAY/TIME:-- the following questions as they relate to dissolved oxygen (DO) t is dissolved oxygen and what are some of the ways that it gets into the water? 1. Answer a. Wha b. Describe how temperature affects dissolved oxygen. How does excessive loading of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus into aquatic ecosystems affect dissolved oxygen? c. What causes the formation of a dead zone if the Gulf of Mexico? What is the source of the problem? d. How could this problem be solved? Describe at least two ways in which this problem could be addressed e. f The water quality standards for dissolved oxygen in general use water bodies are different for different months of the year.Why do you suppose that is?

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Dissolved oxygen is the concentration of oxygen dissolved in the given sample of water. When assessing quality of water, dissolved oxygen is one of the important parameters to be measured. Oxygen gets dissolved in water by many ways. Some of them include diffusion from atmosphere, by product of photosynthesis, moving water, aeration by winds etc.

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