What is involved in oxygenating water?

Answer by  Mandryk (7)

Oxygenating water involves dissolving oxygen in water. This can be done by adding oxygen from a tank at a constant rate, or by adding chemicals to water that dissolve and release oxygen in the reaction. Water can also be left alone to be oxygenated atmospherically, but this can take quite a while.

Answer by  jamorgan3777 (12)

Oxygenating is the process of adding oxygen to a solution. This can either be done chemically (by adding chemicals that dissolve/release oxygen through a chemical reaction) or physically by dispersing air or oxygen gas through water.

Answer by  Honky (12)

Oxygenating water involves dissolving oxygen into water. This can happen passively or actively. Left alone, water in contact with the atmosphere will absorb oxygen until it reaches equilibrium, but that takes a long time. If you're in a hurry, you can mechanically stir or mix the water, or you can force bubbles into the water.

Answer by  jsmith (2067)

The goal is to introduce as much oxygen into the water as possible so that it becomes chemically satuarated ie. as much oxygen as possible is dissolved in. This is usually done by bubbling either air or pure oxygen from a tank at a slow and constant rate over time.