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4 Ways Dissolved Oxygen Can Be Introduced To Your Body Of Water

1/10/2022

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The body of water on your property serves important purposes such as aiding in the proper redirection of stormwater away from buildings. People may also enjoy recreational activities such as fishing around the lake or pond. For the most part, you can trust that your water feature will serve these vital purposes for many years, but all bodies of water do require some maintenance. Oxygen is one of the most crucial elements for keeping bodies of water healthy, and there are several methods used for aeration that can help introduce it to the water. Exploring the different ways that dissolved oxygen can be introduced to your lake or pond gives you a starting point for improving your water maintenance plan.

Use Oxygen Saturation Technology to Hit the Sediment
Getting to the bottom of water maintenance issues often involves going deep beneath the surface of the lake or pond. Low levels of oxygen can occur in the sediment where decaying matter has led to an overgrowth of bacteria. With this type of technology, oxygen is injected into the water where it can settle along the line where the sediment and water meet. This method has the benefit of adding five to 10 times more oxygen to the water compared to other types of aeration strategies.

Install a Submersed Aerator
This form of aeration is mostly undetectable from the surface of the water. Lake management companies in Florida place special equipment at the bottom of the water that use compressed air to create bubbles. As the bubbles move to the top of the lake or pond, the water can collect oxygen that it will bring back down as it sinks towards the ground.

Add a Beautiful Floating Fountain
Aeration can also improve the aesthetics of the waterbody, and everyone loves watching the water flow from a fountain on a warm, sunny day. While people take in the beauty of the flowing water, fountains are actually doing an important job. The water falling on the surface of the water generates turbulence that moves oxygen deeper into the water while allowing unwanted gases to rise to the top and escape into the air.

Treat Smaller Bodies of Water With Nanobubble Technology
For small or shallow waterbodies, it may be best to pump water through a special system that infuses it with microscopic bubbles. Oxygen is introduced to the aquatic environment as the bubble-filled water flows back into the lake or pond. Instead of rising to the surface, these tiny bubbles can float for several days. This allows for oxygen to continue to be introduced to the water over a longer period of time.

An oxygen-rich body of water will appear clearer and have fewer weeds and algae growth clouding the surface. You’ll also find that proper aeration stimulates the healthy growth of fish populations and desirable plant life. If you’ve noticed that your lake or pond seems murky, emits a foul odor or has an overgrowth of algae, then aeration is an effective solution for solving many of your water-related problems.
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Pauline Daguzan
5/24/2022 06:13:39 am

Hello,

I am an Erasmus student and I am speaking to you today as part of a project I am doing as a group at the Polytechnic University of Lodz, Poland.
Our project is to improve the conditions of the Baltic Sea for biodiversity, especially the lack of oxygen.
The project is to increase the level of oxygen in certain areas of the Baltic Sea where there is a big lack of oxygen. Our idea is to implement an air pump system and diffusers in the sea using electrical energy from offshore wind turbines.
We are trying to collect data about the solutions already implemented in the lakes. Of course, we will have to take into account the salinity of the sea in our case, but for the moment we would like to know some things. If you have some time, we would like to ask you some questions. Or maybe we could have a video conference call with my team?

1- What is the best solution to increase the oxygen level in the largest space you have ever experienced?

2- At what maximum depth can these systems (air pumps, diffusers/aerators, nanobubbles) work? And at what maximum depth have you experienced these systems?
We would like to implement our system at 40m depth to increase oxygen at the level.

3- If it is not confidential, do you have any concrete data concerning the before/after change of oxygen level and its advantages/disadvantages on biodiversity after a few months or years with the use of an air pump in a lake?

4- How do we calculate the amount of air to absorb if we want so much dissolved oxygen in our water? Do you have concrete data for your lakes? How much air do you absorb from the atmosphere with the pumps to reach the expected oxygen level in the lakes?

5- Finally, do you think that our project is utopian, unrealistic? We are open to other proposals too.

Thank you in advance for your feedback,

Do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,

Pauline Daguzan

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