Percent saturation to milligrams per liter
Type a value in % to get it in mg/L instantly.
1.168mg/L
That's 2.3× as rich as a dead zone, while stressed water is 2.6× higher. That is too little for most fish to survive.
Convert the other way: mg/L to %
What it means
How much oxygen is in there?
Saturation values are for fresh water at sea level. Seawater holds about 20% less, and altitude lowers it further.
The math
How to convert % to mg/L
Saturation depends steeply on temperature: % = mg/L ÷ saturation × 100, where saturation is 14.6 mg/L at 0 °C and 7.6 at 30 °C. The figures below use the temperature selected above.
Example: 8 % = 1.168 mg/L.
The table below is for water at 0 °C, saturation 14.6 mg/L.
Every unit
Your reading in every unit
Tables
% to mg/L conversion table
| % | mg/L |
|---|---|
| 0.5 % | 0.073 mg/L |
| 1 % | 0.146 mg/L |
| 2 % | 0.292 mg/L |
| 3 % | 0.438 mg/L |
| 4 % | 0.584 mg/L |
| 5 % | 0.73 mg/L |
| 6 % | 0.876 mg/L |
| 8 % | 1.168 mg/L |
| 10 % | 1.46 mg/L |
| 12 % | 1.752 mg/L |
| 14 % | 2.044 mg/L |
mg/L to % conversion table
| mg/L | % |
|---|---|
| 0.5 mg/L | 3.42466 % |
| 1 mg/L | 6.84932 % |
| 2 mg/L | 13.6986 % |
| 3 mg/L | 20.5479 % |
| 4 mg/L | 27.3973 % |
| 5 mg/L | 34.2466 % |
| 6 mg/L | 41.0959 % |
| 8 mg/L | 54.7945 % |
| 10 mg/L | 68.4932 % |
| 12 mg/L | 82.1918 % |
| 14 mg/L | 95.8904 % |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many mg/L is 1 %?
- 1 % is 0.146 mg/L.
- How many mg/L is 10 %?
- 10 % is 1.46 mg/L.
- How many mg/L is 8 %?
- 8 % is 1.168 mg/L.
The units
About these units
Percent saturation (%)
How full the water is, for its temperature.
Milligrams per liter (mg/L)
The standard measure of dissolved oxygen.
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